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Marijuana will soon be sold for recreational use in Massachusetts. However, some in the industry are worried about local municipalities limiting and slowing down rollout. PHOTO BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

As recreational marijuana rollout looms near, local municipalities work to block it

Sophia Brown April 18, 2018
As the July 1 rollout date for legal recreational marijuana commerce in Massachusetts approaches, the ideological divide between communities that have embraced commercial marijuana and those that have not is growing ever more pronounced.
The CCC has approved its regulations for adult-use Marijuana ahead of its spring deadline. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Final regulations, guidelines released for recreational marijuana industry

Sarika Ram March 11, 2018
Regulations for the cultivation and distribution of recreational, adult-use marijuana in Massachusetts were finalized by the Cannabis Control Commission Friday, ahead of their March 15 deadline.
Two marijuana legalization advocacy groups filed petition signatures to support the legalization of marijuana in Massachusetts being on the 2016 ballot. PHOTO COURTESY PIXABAY

Marijuana legalization groups push forward with ballot questions for 2016 election

Abigail Freeman November 23, 2015

Groups seeking to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Massachusetts filed petition signatures Wednesday to place certified questions on the upcoming 2016 election ballot. The Campaign to Regulate...

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