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DIG 23.02 – 1/28/21

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THE ROAD TO HOME DELIVERY PT. 3: FEAR FACTOR—HOW THE DELIVERY OPERATOR MODEL WORKS

Written by DAVID RABINOVITZ Posted January 9, 2021 Filed Under: Cannabis, Talking Joints Memo

In this third part of the series, our focus turns to the controversial Marijuana Delivery Operator, the licensee that will receive and fulfill consumer orders.

Filed Under: Cannabis, Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: cannabis, CCC, Marijuana, Talking Joints Memo

THE ROAD TO HOME DELIVERY PT. 2: THE CANNABIS COMMUNITY ORGANIZES

Written by DAVID RABINOVITZ Posted December 31, 2020 Filed Under: Cannabis, Talking Joints Memo

The handwriting on the wall was clear, COVID had changed buying habits, and more consumers were opting for home delivery—and that behavior would easily translate to cannabis

Filed Under: Cannabis, Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: #mapoli, cannabis, CCC, Talking Joints Memo

WATCH OUT FOR THE CANNA-SCAMMERS

Written by GRANT SMITH Posted October 4, 2020 Filed Under: Talking Joints Memo

With expanded delivery in play, watch out for crooks targeting equity applicants

Filed Under: Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: cannabis, CCC, Talking Joints Memo, TJM

NONI GOLDMAN OF FOUR TREES PUSHES FOR SOCIAL CONSUMPTION IN HOLYOKE

Written by MIKE CRAWFORD Posted March 3, 2020 Filed Under: Talking Joints Memo

Noni Goldman got into the cannabis industry in 2016 with a 50,000-square-foot greenhouse. With a background in supply chain management and agriculture, she says it “seemed like a cool thing to look into,” but “coming from a conservative family, it was definitely ...  read more

Filed Under: Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: #mapoli, cannabis, Cannabis Control Commission, CCC, economic empowerment, Holyoke, Marijuana, microbusiness, social consumption, social equity, Talking Joints Memo, western Mass, Young Jurks

THE CANOPY ECONOMY: WHERE CANNABIS OVER-CAPACITY MEETS THE FUNERAL INDUSTRY

Written by DAVID RABINOVITZ Posted February 19, 2020 Filed Under: COLUMNS, LIFESTYLE, Talking Joints Memo

Recompose perfected a process where the recently deceased body is cleaned, wrapped in a shroud, and placed in a tube on a soft bed of wood chips, straw, nitrogen, and alfalfa sprouts.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, LIFESTYLE, Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: Beacon Hill, burial, cannabis, Cannabis Control Commission, CCC, death, funeral industry, human composting, Massachusetts, Recompose, Seattle

BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE: THE MASS HOST COMMUNITY AGREEMENT FIASCO REARS ITS UGLY HEAD AGAIN

Written by DAVID RABINOVITZ Posted January 28, 2020 Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS

Empty storefronts don’t employ staff; there’s no one to purchase coffee, gas, lunch, or snacks from local merchants.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: alking Joints Memo Tagged With: Beacon Hill, Beantown Greentown, Between the Rows, cannabis, Cannabis Control Commission, CCC, Deep Roots, host community agreement, municipal, RiverRun Gardens, towns, zoning

NEW YEAR’S REVOLUTION: OUTRAGE, FRUSTRATION SHUT DOWN CANNABIS CONTROL COMMISSION

Written by ERVING JEAN-JACQUES Posted January 15, 2020 Filed Under: News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Talking Joints Memo

"There needs to be a clear-cut process. The process for a white man and a black veteran woman needs to be equal.”

Filed Under: News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: Beacon Hill, cannabis, Cannabis Control Commission, CCC, equity, Protest, Worcester

CONDOS AND CANNABIS: THE PARALLEL CHALLENGES OF RAISING CAPITAL IN THE MARIJUANA MARKET

Written by DAVID RABINOVITZ Posted January 15, 2020 Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed, Talking Joints Memo

Over the last 6 months, raising capital in the cannabis market has been a lot like raising capital to buy condos during the depths of the recession.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, Op-Ed, Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: #mapoli, business, cannabis, CCC, Commonwealth, investments, Marijuana, Mass, Massachusetts, municipalities, Talking Joints Memo, weed

HOW THE MAD DASH FOR HOST COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS IS A WINDFALL FOR LANDLORDS (AT THE EXPENSE OF LOCAL ECONOMIC PROGRESS)

Written by DAVID RABINOVITZ and GEORGE W. HIGHTOWER Posted January 13, 2020 Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Talking Joints Memo

Marijuana applicants are often desperate to lock up space, willing to bid up rates well over market value in order to price out a rival.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: Beacon Hill, Beantown Greentown, Between the Rows, cannabis, Cannabis Control Commission, CCC, Deep Roots, host community agreement, municipal, RiverRun Gardens, towns, zoning

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

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