The Laughing Grass has already held a soft open party and smokefest, and Madison says after a little legal gray zone blowback from the town, everything is all set for the trial run.
TALKING JOINTS MEMO: RECAP OF A CRITICAL DAY IN MASS CANNABIS HISTORY
A legislative compromise on cannabis plus a legal win for patients
DAVE’S NOT HERE: HOW A PROTEST AT SPEAKER DELEO’S HOUSE BECAME A PROXY FOR POLITICAL POSITIONING ON CANNABIS
Apparently a guy who will do anything for his boss, who can substantially increase the rep’s earning power with the right appointment, Rogers came out to defend the speaker and to attack angry voters.
TALKING JOINTS MEMO: DIGESTING AN UNNECESSARILY COMPLICATED WEEK IN CANNABIS
If you want to retrace all the nitty gritty nuggets though, we are also including a “MASS HEADLINE DUMPSTER” with links to dozens of articles that came and went over the past week.
‘LET ME MAKE THIS DISTINCTION’
Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson on embracing cannabis reform
DEEP WATER: A Q+A WITH KATHERINE NICHOLS
There will always be someone who was somewhere on the beach at some point who says, “Well that’s not how it happened exactly.” But you write representative pieces, and I had a lot of creative freedom to connect the dots.
OMNIBUST: ON RIDICULOUSNESS, RANCOR, AND THE VULNERABLE MASS CANNABIS LAW
“The House bill, even with its most egregious flaws addressed, adopts a hostile approach that would not serve any system of commerce well, much less the fledgling legal marijuana market.”
DOWN TO THE WIRE: AN INTERVIEW WITH THE CO-CHAIR OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON MARIJUANA POLICY
“The question is: How fast can we move people from the illicit market to the legal market, and that really depends on access and taxes, so those are the two things that are important to me.”
TOUGH ROW TO HOE: LINDA NOEL DISHES DIRT ON CANNABIS FARMING
Linda Noel, a co-founder of MassCann/NORML and its current treasurer, is also an active and practicing farmer, growing heirloom tomatoes in Franklin. Here are her thoughts about cannabis farming these days.
INTERVIEW: KEVIN KAFKA OF CANNA CARE DOCS
From political persecution to medical acceptance
