On Monday at noon, decades of debate all come down to this: a click of a computer mouse by a state technology contractor.
With that, the Massachusetts state government’s system for legal pot use will blink to life, and businesses can begin applying for licenses to grow, process, and sell cannabis to adults 21 and older.
The behind-the-scenes milestone will not have an immediate impact on consumers. But it does mark the beginning of a process that regulators expect will lead to the debut of recreational pot sales in July.
