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By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND – With a special permit amendment, a retail cannabis dispensary’s plans to open early next year at 267 Amherst Road are moving along. Altai Alternative Care Inc. received unanimous approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals on Oct. 23 to...

By CAROLYN BROWN

A local chef is bringing a new meaning to the phrase “getting baked.”Chef Matthew Brehm is the owner of Upscale Cannabis Wine Dinners, which provides catered brunches and dinners with weed-infused dishes. He operates out of western Massachusetts, but...

By CHRIS LISINSKI

Lawmakers from both parties signaled Tuesday they share a government watchdog’s concerns about upheaval at the Cannabis Control Commission, but Democrats who wield decision-making power stopped short of indicating what kind of response they might...

By ALEXA LEWIS

A statewide proliferation in recent years of intoxicating, illegal hemp-based products — gummies, energy shot-like drink bottles and seltzers, to name a few — has raised concern among state officials and the cannabis sector alike. While these...

By JAMES PENTLAND

NORTHAMPTON — A leading cannabis company has agreed to pay a $350,000 fine to the Cannabis Control Commission to settle allegations that lax safety protocols at its Holyoke production plant led to the death of a worker there in January 2022.The...

By COLIN A. YOUNG

BOSTON — Aiming to have its new executive director on board by this summer, the Cannabis Control Commission spent hours Thursday crafting the contours of the job and detailing what qualities a successful applicant will demonstrate.The CCC has not had...

By COLIN A. YOUNG

BOSTON — A Superior Court judge ruled Friday that Treasurer Deborah Goldberg can go ahead with the meeting that could lead to the firing of suspended Cannabis Control Commission Chairwoman Shannon O’Brien and also cautioned the parties that “political...

By JAMES PENTLAND

SPRINGFIELD — The family of a woman who died after suffering an asthma attack from working in a Holyoke cannabis production plant is suing the corporation that employed her, a health and safety manager and a contractor.Lorna McMurrey, 27, died in...

By COLIN A. YOUNG

BOSTON — Cannabis Control Commission Chairwoman Shannon O’Brien was suspended from her position Thursday by Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, who chose her for the job a year ago, as upheaval continues to collide with the CCC’s hefty regulatory and policy...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — The city’s tax revenue from marijuana businesses declined once again last fiscal year, and the city will look to lower its revenue projections in the current fiscal year that began July 1.Revenues from adult-use marijuana sales in fiscal...

By Colin A. Young

BOSTON — The chairwoman of the Cannabis Control Commission took commissioners by surprise late last week when she announced in the middle of a regulatory discussion that Executive Director Shawn Collins is planning to leave the agency he has run since...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — After two years of operation in the state, cannabis company Trulieve has announced it will close its three dispensaries in Massachusetts, including one in Northampton, as well as its Holyoke cultivation business, citing a...

By Liesel Nygard

GREENFIELD — After a three-year hiatus during COVID, Extravaganja returns Saturday for its 29th event to take place at the Franklin County Fairgrounds, facilitated by the University of Massachusetts Amherst Cannabis Education Coalition. Tickets for...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — A supplemental appropriation of $510,000 from the city’s cannabis stabilization to Easthampton Public Library’s operational account will help keep the institution’s doors open for the next six years, according to the library’s board of...

By Naila Moreira

NORTHAMPTON — Even as a hotly debated limit takes effect on the number of pot shops allowed in Northampton, business for cannabis is down in the city.Tax revenues from adult-use marijuana sales have fallen a third from the peak reached shortly after...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — In what may be another indication that the region is approaching the “green ceiling” of retail marijuana sales, Pleasantrees closed its Easthampton dispensary at the end of January and is trying sell its Amherst store near the UMass...

By Sam Drysdale

BOSTON — Cannabis control commissioners are in sharp disagreement over a new curriculum on driving under the influence of marijuana.This month, Massachusetts became the first recreational-use cannabis state in the nation to adopt a curriculum to...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A decision on whether to cap the number of retail cannabis establishments within the city at 12 now rests with the full City Council after a four-member subcommittee on Monday was split on the idea before advancing it to the full council...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — A proposal to cap the number of marijuana dispensaries in the city to 12 is working its way through the City Council, with one of its sponsors describing the current cannabis environment as an “unhealthy market.”“I’ve talked to many of...

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — City councilors will vote next Wednesday on whether to approve a supplemental appropriation to pay for an $18,000 party celebrating the grand opening of the new $109 million Mountain View School.And although the Finance Committee...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HOLYOKE — A cannabis business which runs the dispensary Holyoke Cannabis at 380 Dwight St. is suing its landlord in a dispute over how deliveries are made to the building.In the lawsuit, Holyoke 420 LLC has alleges that Holyoke-based AACO Realty Corp....