MA leads the region in allowing home cultivation
Rhode Island allows medical patients to possess up to 12 adult plants and 12 immature plants at one time.
Massachusetts
MA cannabis recall highlights testing hurdles for island communities
The state’s cannabis law requires that all cannabis be tested by an independent lab. This is a problem for island communities because cannabis cannot legally be transported over bodies of water due to the federal prohibition.
Grown In Webinar: Licensed cannabis delivery operators in Mich. and Mass. compare notes
“If the competition is going to do it and I don’t, then I will lose customers. I operate delivery at a loss.”
Mass. labor law provides smoother organizing path for cultivation workers
Massachusetts law boosts union organizing because the state’s labor board is allowed to recognize unions without an election if a majority of a location’s workers submit signed cards.
Two more Mass. dispensaries petition for a union vote
A few dozen workers at two different cannabis dispensaries filed petitions for union representation with the National Labor Relations Board last week.
Supply chain problems delay new cultivation site openings in Mass.
Recently approved state licenses will soon allow over 100 new cannabis cultivation sites to open for business, but they are going to have to fight for construction materials amid ongoing supply chain woes.
Grown In Webinar: Operators in Mich., Mass., and Missou compare notes
All panelists discussed the challenges of hiring employees in today’s labor market, emphasizing the importance of retention through competitive pay, benefits and professional development programs.
Massachusetts CCC calls for legal correction to allow social consumption rules
The commission voted 4-1 to approve the proposal during a Jan. 20 meeting.
Reports show Illinois, Michigan, and Mass. cannabis sales rallied in the fourth quarter of 2021
Massachusetts was the only New England state that saw growth of the states Grown In is tracking, while Rhode Island and Maine’s cannabis sales stalled.
In court, Massachusetts town defends practice of charging dispensaries heavy location fees
The City of Gloucester says that the court lacks the authority to invalidate a trio of host community agreements.
