Massachusetts hit another milestone in its era of legalized marijuana: State regulators granted Cultivate a license to sell recreational marijuana at the company's existing medical marijuana dispensary in Leicester.
The five-member Cannabis Control Commission unanimously voted to grant the retail license to Cultivate Holdings, Inc., which operates the first medical marijuana dispensary in Worcester County.
Medical marijuana is untaxed, while recreational marijuana comes with a 6.25 percent sales tax, a 10.75 percent excise tax, and a local options tax of up to 3 percent.
Although July 1 was the first day retailers could sell recreational marijuana, the date was not mandated by law.
The timeline for when Cultivate can start selling recreational marijuana is unclear, since the commission is still sifting through applications for other parts of the supply chain, from transportation licenses to cultivation and manufacturing licenses.
