“We have been running with very little capital, so the less wait we have, the better chance to compete in a market that was initially set up against us.”
GREEN DREAM: THE ATTEMPT TO BRING A CROWD-FUNDED CANNABIS COLLABORATIVE TO SOMERVILLE
The Harvest Collaborative is currently a joint venture between Chris Vining and Alex Coon, but if things go per their vision, they will potentially have hundreds of area partners who together own 50% of the dispensary that they hope to open.
EDIBLE DERANGEMENT: AS STATE SEEKS SOLUTIONS, BOSTON FORMALIZES GRUDGE AGAINST CANNABIS DINING
Any infused food event at a licensed premise—whether or not it is open to the public, and whether alcohol is consumed or not—is illegal, the advisory states, and violators “will be subject to disciplinary action” including a suspension or revocation of their license.
CANNABIS MICROBUSINESS APPLICANTS DEMAND CHANGES
“We have followed all the rules set up by the Cannabis Control Commission, but in the end we are placed on the back burner while our funds are being bled dry.”
THE DELIVERY MAN: HOW CANNABIS BUSTS HARM HOMEBOUND PATIENTS
Grant Smith of Belmont is a disabled medical cannabis patient advocate with a unique perspective on the value that unlicensed cannabis delivery services offer homebound patients.
A SIMPLE SURVEY OF THE MASSACHUSETTS CANNASCAPE
In one sentence, please tell us how you feel about how recreational cannabis is going in Mass so far.
SOMERVILLE LICENSING COMMISSION WAIVES APPLICATION FEES FOR CANNABIS DISPENSARIES
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.
IMPAIRED LAWMAKING: BAKER, DELEO, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT LOBBY FOR NEW CANNABIS OUI LAWS
In the midst of the media blitz about stoned driving, one might think that at least some outlets would note another story from a couple weeks ago, “Massachusetts banned from using [alcohol] Breathalyzer test pending reforms at state police agency.”
TJM QUICKIE: LEAFLY PICKUP
“If Blue Dream is in high demand, but is unavailable, we can network”
POCA POLICÍA, MUCHA DIVERSIÓN EN EL FREEDOM RALLY
Como una pandemia de mandrágoras de los históricos ahorcados, bajo los árboles, cubriendo las colinas y las explanadas del Common, como una manta cannábica sobre la yerba del parque, miles de jóvenes y adultos fumaban marihuana en porros, pinchos, vaporizadores, pipas y toda clase de parafernalia.
