A Request For Public Comment: White Paper on Responsible Gaming Considerations for Gambling Advertising – Massachusetts Gaming Commission

A Request For Public Comment: White Paper on Responsible Gaming Considerations for Gambling Advertising – Massachusetts Gaming Commission — Read on massgaming.com/blog-post/a-request-for-public-comment-white-paper-on-responsible-gaming-considerations-for-gambling-advertising/

Illegal grow operations may be ‘tip of the iceberg’ in western Mass. 

NORTHAMPTON — When police raided a house at 276 Amherst St. in Granby earlier this year, they described finding an “elaborate” marijuana grow operation with nearly 1,400 plants, an extensive lighting system for six grow rooms and a packaging… — Read on http://www.gazettenet.com/

Medical marijuana may trigger substance abuse – Harvard Gazette

Obtaining a medical marijuana card to use cannabis products to treat pain, anxiety, or depression symptoms led to the onset of cannabis use disorder while failing to improve symptoms, says a new study. — Read on news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/03/medical-marijuana-may-trigger-substance-abuse/

Mass. lawmakers are moving to make hair discrimination illegal – The Boston Globe

The House on Thursday will vote on legislation that would ban discrimination on the basis of a person’s natural hairstyle, including protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, or twists. It would also bar schools from creating any policy that “impairs or prohibits” natural hairstyles. — Read on http://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/03/16/metro/massachusetts-lawmakers-moving-make-hair-discrimination-illegal-prohibit-racist-school-dress-codes/

Senate passes bill to make Daylight Saving Time permanent – The Boston Globe

Though winter-weary residents of the Northeast may welcome the news, the bill would need to be passed by the House and signed by President Biden in order to become law. — Read on http://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/03/15/nation/senate-passes-bill-make-daylight-saving-time-permanent/

Hackers hit Mass. background-check firm used by state agencies, universities – The Boston Globe

Mansfield-based Creative Services Inc., which performs background checks on everyone from cannabis investors to teachers to pharmaceutical workers, said hackers made off with extensive personal data on more than 164,000 people in a “smash and grab” attack last November. — Read on http://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/03/14/marijuana/hackers-hit-mass-background-check-firm-used-by-state-agencies-universities/

State Treasurer appoints Nakisha Skinner as Commissioner to MGC for 5-year term – Massachusetts Gaming Commission

State Treasurer appoints Nakisha Skinner as Commissioner to MGC for 5-year term – Massachusetts Gaming Commission — Read on massgaming.com/blog-post/state-treasurer-appoints-nakisha-skinner-commissioner-mgc-5-year-term/