With regulations for recreational cannabis almost in place, here’s what you need to know
Talking Joints Memo
CRYSTAL BOWL: 7 THINGS TO EXPECT WHEN REC DISPENSARIES COME TO MASS
We’ll be back soon with our analysis of the Mass regs shortly (read the latest update from the CCC here, including all about their "secret shopper" program), but for now here is a look into your crystal bowl…
MY BRUSH WITH DEATH
It sounded like a toilet being catapulted into a brick wall. I was walking down the street in Portland, Oregon, where I traveled last week to meet with friends from across the US and Canada who work at newspapers like DigBoston, and suddenly my whole existence flashed before my eyes.
OUT OF COMMISSION: FOR RECREATIONAL CANNABIS IN MASS, IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS
"We don’t want the people who were locked up in the first place to be locked out of opportunities in this space."
‘DON’T ALLOW THE INFLUENCE OF A SELECT FEW TO ELIMINATE OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYONE ELSE’
Mass cannabis advocates call out governor, lawmakers for targeting small biz opps
CANNABIZ CORNER: THEORY WELLNESS
"We are trying to be a less corporate, more approachable dispensary that participates in and shapes the latest trends in the cannabis world."
PATIENTS VS. PROFITS: MEDICAL CANNABIS CONSUMERS CONCERNED ABOUT RECREATIONAL ROLLOUT
We aren’t talking about the Gap running out of size 4 skinny jeans for a week. We are talking about medicine that allows people to function and sometimes even to live.
FEVER DREAMS AT THE CCC
With hearings coming up, here’s where the proposed Mass regulations fall short
SUPER BOWL: FORMER PATS PLAYER BECOMES CANNABIS ENTREPRENEUR
“After football games I just wanted to relax, but sometimes I couldn’t because my body was so sore,” Martin says. “Cannabis relieved the pain and helped me rest.”
CANNABIZ CORNER: CLIMATE RESOURCES GROUP (CRG)
Massachusetts has a real opportunity to lead in sustainable cannabis cultivation, but the question is: how many poorly designed grow ops will come and go before Massachusetts cannabis cultivation facilities are as environmentally responsible as they can be?