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DIG 23.05 – 4/8/21

PETER C. BERNARD

WHAT ABOUT THE CHILDREN? AS LEGAL CANNABIS HAS ROLLED OUT, WE HEAR THE BATTLE CRY AGAIN… AND AGAIN…

Written by PETER C. BERNARD Posted January 1, 2020 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Talking Joints Memo, The Tokin' Truth

Retailers should not be allowed to be within 2,000 feet of a playground, daycare, school, place of worship, or statue of any historical figure.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Talking Joints Memo, The Tokin' Truth Tagged With: #mapoli, cannabis, CCC, Commonwealth, Cumberland Farms, Marijuana, Mass, Massachusetts, municipalities, Talking Joints Memo, weed

LET PATIENTS GROW: HARDSHIP MEDICAL CANNABIS CULTIVATORS IN MASS FACE ABSURD OBSTACLES

Written by PETER C. BERNARD Posted December 15, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Talking Joints Memo

Got cancer? Tough luck. Got epilepsy? Too bad, so sad. Got chronic pain? Shut up and go eat your opiates.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: cannabis, Cannabis Control Commission, caregivers, CCC, growing, homegrow, John Carmichael, question 4, Talking Joints Memo, Young Jurks

GUEST OPINION: CANNABIS HOST COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS NEED STATE HOUSE FIX

Written by PETER C. BERNARD Posted November 13, 2019 Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed, Talking Joints Memo

The playing field needs to be level for everyone. There needs to be a sense of fairness. Everyone should have to begin from the same starting line.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed, Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: Beacon Hill, cannabis, Cannabis Control Commission, CCC, feds, host agreements, municipalities, regulations, SOMERVILLE, Somerville Licensing Commission, Talking Joints Memo

GROWING BETTER TOGETHER

Written by PETER C. BERNARD Posted November 5, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Op-Ed

 

Why we need craft cooperative cannabis growing

 

Craft cooperative growing is a concept brought to our cannabis laws in order to help small businesses and farmers have their rightful place in the industry here in the Commonwealth. The Massachusetts Grower Advocacy Council believes this is the future of ...  read more

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Op-Ed Tagged With: Beacon Hill, cannabis, Cannabis Control Commission, Commonwealth, cooperative growing, craft cannabis, Marijuana, Massachusetts

GUEST OP-ED: SCROGGING FOR SUCCESS IN MASS

Written by PETER C. BERNARD Posted March 27, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, The Tokin' Truth

Fact and fiction about home grow marijuana

Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, The Tokin' Truth Tagged With: 12 plants, 6 plants, Bob DeLeo, cannabis, home grow, homegrow, Marijuana, Massachusetts, question 4, Stanley Rosenberg, weed

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From the podcast to the book, Wayne Federman chron From the podcast to the book, Wayne Federman chronicles the business of joke-telling. https://digboston.com/the-history-of-stand-up-from-mark-twain-to-dave-chappelle/ #comedy #history #book #interview #Boston #Massachusetts
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“It’s just shocking to me for Massachusetts, t “It’s just shocking to me for Massachusetts, the state that puts itself forward as this paragon of democracy. Those are just fundamental building blocks of a democratic society.” https://digboston.com/researchers-show-extent-of-lobbying-against-climate-bills-in-ma/ #environment #globalwarming #climate #crisis #politics #lobby #Massachusetts
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The MBTA confirmed that it will “fully fund its The MBTA confirmed that it will “fully fund its operating budget in the coming fiscal year and begin to restore cut service.” https://digboston.com/public-transit-public-good-responds-to-restoring-mbta-service/ #transportation #politics #Massachusetts
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