Massachusetts Cannabis News

Dispensary workers at Sira Naturals in Massachusetts became the first in the state to unionize after workers there ratified a Collective Bargaining Agreement with UFCW, Local 1445.

The majority of Massachusetts’ cannabis-derived tax revenue, $53.8 million out of $78.8 million, was allocated to the state’s Division of Alcoholism Administration.

Cannabis workers at Cultivate Holdings, a vertically integrated cannabis company in Massachusetts, have voted to join the United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1445.

Massachusetts regulators have eased restrictions on more than 600,000 cannabis vape products that were quarantined last November amid a national trend of vape-related lung injuries.

With the legalization and regulation of cannabis, numerous states have attempted to address the lasting harms of the drug war by creating social equity grants for entrepreneurs from impacted communities. In Massachusetts, a bill is being considered that would offer loans instead.

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commissioner Shaleen Title says she is starting to feel “embarrassed” by inequities in the state’s cannabis industry.

Massachusetts regulators have issued $800k in fines to three companies for improper pesticide use and other regulatory infractions.

Cannabis workers at Mayflower Medicinals in Holliston, Massachusetts have voted to unionize citing concerns about the coronavirus pandemic, management inconsistencies, and a lack of adequate healthcare coverage.

Massachusetts, the only state to shut down its adult-use cannabis industry under its coronavirus response measures, has resumed adult-use sales.

Phase one of Massachusetts’ economic reopening plan, which would allow adult-use cannabis dispensaries to open, could commence next week.

Massachusetts cannabis regulators are expected to open the application period for adult-use delivery services later this month.

The USDA last week approved hemp production plans for Massachusetts and five separate Native American tribes.

Cannabis activists in Massachusetts are spreading a petition that calls for repealing a recent change to the state’s cannabis laws that set the ownership threshold for social equity applicants at just 10 percent.

One of Massachusetts’ top cannabis regulators said he supports re-opening the state’s adult-use dispensaries; Massachusetts was the only state to shutter adult-use shops as part of its coronavirus stay-at-home order.

Officials in Ware, Massachusetts have approved a bid by Curaleaf to host a medical cannabis dispensary inside of its store that has been licensed for adult-use sales.

A Massachusetts judge ruled that Gov. Baker acted within his authority when he ordered adult-use cannabis dispensaries to close during the coronavirus pandemic.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker is being sued for shutting down the state’s adult-use cannabis dispensaries amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Prospective cannabis patients in Massachusetts can now use telehealth services to acquire a recommendation for the state medical cannabis program from their doctor.

Despite pressure from advocates and at least one cannabis regulator, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said that the reopening of adult-use dispensaries in the state during the coronavirus crisis is a “non-starter.”

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commissioner Shaleen Title has joined advocates in calling for the state to re-open adult-use cannabis dispensaries.

Cannabis companies around North America are stepping up to help however they can in the fight against the spreading coronavirus.

While many states have chosen to let dispensaries stay open during the coronavirus crisis, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) has announced the shutdown of adult-use sales.

Fears of the spreading coronavirus have continued to disrupt travel and event plans, with two more major cannabis events — Spannabis and NECANN Boston — announcing delays.

Boston’s first cannabis dispensary licensed for adult-use sales has opened for business.