As the licensing approval process in some towns and cities has been compared to both ransom and extortion, this week the Somerville Licensing Commission, in what appears to be a statewide first, passed a measure to sidestep at least some of the insanity that hopeful legal weed growers and sellers face in Mass.
MAGNUS OPUS: A BOSTON COUNTER CULTURE ICON FINALLY GETS OVERDUE PROPS FOR HIS OIL ORGIES
“A lot of the early punk scene in Boston was started in art galleries … That was no coincidence—these galleries could see that a lot of cool stuff was going on.”
THE GLOBE AND WBUR WANT YOU TO PAY $10 TO HEAR CHARLIE BAKER TALK ABOUT HOW GREAT MASS IS ON GUNS
“I was looking forward to sharing this event with my friends interested in confronting gun violence… but then I noticed the lack of representation for Black and Brown communities that are most disproportionately impacted by this crises and neglected in our policy responses.”
A SIMPLE CHALLENGE TO IGNORE PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS UNTIL SEPTEMBER
Since there is absolutely nothing you can do between now and September that will change anything at the national level (and really after that too, but I’m being nice), I’ll make you a deal.
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: ARC OF THE MORAL UNIVERSE
Mass State Police and local law enforcement have spent millions amassing an arsenal of Tasers, but there’s minimal accountability for those doing the purchasing, or for those doing the tasing
MASS ROOTS: A NEW BOOK AND COMPILATION BRILLIANTLY SHOWCASE THE FIRST DECADE OF REGGAE IN BOSTON
“That’s what makes it most uniquely Boston, that great mix of immigrants and students, which is what our city is.”
THIS IS REALLY A LOVE STORY
Every line I enter into my computer about the Hub is also part of a love story, because like a parent in the 1950s (or today, I guess) attempting to rationalize smacking their kids, I truly love the objects of my animosity. Oftentimes, it hurts me more than it hurts Boston to level such relentless criticism.
IN THE WEEDS WITH BOB FIREMAN
Iconic cannabis businessman points to hemp, gives Mass rec rollout relatively good grades
ONE FROM THE DIGSTORY BOOKS
The nightmare that is the contemporary media considered, it’s a miracle the Dig is still standing 20-plus years after we started as Shovel in the distant ’90s.
A BIPARTISAN BLITZ, AT HOME AND ON THE ROAD
While they’re in Washington, they ought to give members of both national parties a lesson on public relations, because this bipartisan buddy bit they’re milking in Boston has everyone from lawmakers to dealmakers applauding while everyone else either smiles and nods or pays no attention at all.
