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Industry Headlines

Massachusetts Issues Recommendations on Ground Cannabis Dust, Workplace Safety

Now identified as a hazardous chemical, licensees must inform employees about ground cannabis dust hazards.

November 14, 2024

Massachusetts

MariMed Receives Approval to Launch Adult-Use Sales at 3rd Massachusetts Dispensary

The company also provided updates on its Ohio and Maryland footprints.

July 2, 2024

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Cannabis Sales Continue Growth With Record March Revenue

The state’s dispensaries sold 4% more cannabis in Q1 2024 than a year ago as the average flower price continues to trend downward at an all-time low.

April 9, 2024

Compliance

Investigation Began Before Trulieve’s Holyoke Facility Worker Died

Massachusetts regulators received complaints about a processing facility’s conditions months before a 27-year-old collapsed and later died.

November 17, 2023

Massachusetts

Massachusetts Cannabis Regulations to Implement Equity Law Now in Effect

Following promulgation by the secretary of the commonwealth, the Cannabis Control Commission is now positioned to enact changes for a more equitable industry.

November 3, 2023

Massachusetts

State Treasurer Suspends Chair of Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission

Treasurer Deborah Goldberg’s office has not disclosed why CCC Chairwoman Shannon O’Brien was placed on a paid suspension.

September 19, 2023

Massachusetts

Cannabis Seeds, Clones for Home Grows Now Available in Massachusetts’ Licensed Market

The state’s Cannabis Control Commission is now regulating seeds and clones as product offerings for consumers and patients.

May 2, 2023

Cannabis Price Compression

Inside the Cannabis Market in Massachusetts, Operators Find (Cautious) Optimism

Wholesale cannabis prices are on a sharp decline across the market. What’s a licensed operator to do?

February 27, 2023

Cannabis Retail Price

Massachusetts Cracks $5 Billion in Total Cannabis Sales

The state’s consumer demand is still growing faster than prices are falling, but that gap closed significantly in 2022.

February 8, 2023

Legislation and Regulation

Massachusetts Adding Cannabis Education for New Drivers

The Bay State will become the first adult-use state to mandate “Shifting Gears: The Blunt Truth About Marijuana and Driving” as part of its driver education curriculum.

December 19, 2022

Legislation and Regulation

Massachusetts to Allow Pesticide Use on Cannabis

MDAR changed its “Pesticide Use of Marijuana Policy” to allow the use of certain pesticides on cannabis plants if specific requirements are met.

December 6, 2022

Interviews & Opinion

Cresco Labs and Columbia Care on Sean 'Diddy' Combs Deal: 'We Didn't Want To Go To Another Cannabis Operator'

Columbia Care CEO Nick Vita explains why he and Cresco Labs CEO and co-founder Charlie Bachtell 'weren't reliant on industry players' for the recently announced sale of some of their cannabis dispensaries and production facilities in New York, Illinois and Massachusetts, and more about what played into the decision to sell now.

November 9, 2022