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A local company in Portland, Maine creates a cannabis-infused beer.

Some pot shops are experiencing high times right now, as the stress of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic is helping to boost recreational marijuana sales after the burgeoning industry was hit hard by COVID-19. ”It helps with the stress and anxiety and other factors that are going on,” one woman said. NETA in Brookline Village was closed for more than two…

On its seventh day, the Illinois recreational cannabis industry was marked with short supplies, long lines, and in some cases, shuttered dispensaries Tuesday.

The state of Maine has adopted a symbol that’ll be used on marijuana products sold for adult consumption. The Maine Office of Marijuana Policy partnered with the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission to unveil a shared universal symbol for marijuana and marijuana products.

Several hundreds of black market marijuana products were seized and led to the arrest of a Massachusetts man. Peabody police said Gary Cioffi was arrested after authorities seized “several hundred thousand of dollars’ worth of illegal marijuana products.”

Recreational marijuana could be available for home delivery in Massachusetts after new regulations were approved by the Cannabis Control Commission. The commission, which implements and administers laws regarding medical and recreational marijuana in the Bay State, put the proposal to a vote on Tuesday. All but one commissioner voted in favor of regulations that would allow home delivery and marijuana...

New Hampshire lawmakers considered more than a dozen bills related to marijuana this year, but fewer than half of them became law. A push to have New Hampshire join others that have legalized recreational use of the drug fizzled, as did efforts to expand the qualifying conditions for the state’s medical marijuana program and to allow patients to grow their...

Gov. Charlie Baker is saying he’ll take his cues from the state’s Cannabis Control Commission on any proposed changes to the state’s marijuana law. The Republican was asked Monday if any changes were needed after Fall River Mayor Jasiel Correia was arrested last week on charges he conspired to extort hundreds of thousands of dollars from companies seeking to operate...

The number of cities and towns opting in to legalized marijuana is slowly growing in Maine as the state gets closer to accepting applications for licenses. Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill in late June that sets up a legal framework for recreational sales. The state Office of Marijuana Policy plans to begin accepting applications for recreational marijuana business licenses...

The number of cities and towns opting in to legalized marijuana is slowly growing in Maine as the state gets closer to accepting applications for licenses. Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill in late June that sets up a legal framework for recreational sales. The state Office of Marijuana Policy plans to begin accepting applications for recreational marijuana business licenses...

Maine Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has signed a law setting up a legal framework for the sale of recreational marijuana to adults. Her office said Thursday that the law will take effect in mid-September.

New Hampshire isn’t ready to legalize recreational marijuana use, but it is close to expanding options for those who use it for medical reasons.

A California appeals court says it’s legal to have small amounts of marijuana in prison — so long as inmates don’t inhale.

Sales of adult-use marijuana in Massachusetts have reached nearly $140 million through the end of May. Marijuana Business Daily reports that sales continue to rise through six months of operations following a November 2018 launch.

Maine’s marijuana enthusiasts used a public hearing to implore the state to protect the small businesses and growers they think should make up the backbone of the state’s budding cannabis industry. The Maine Office of Marijuana Policy held a public hearing about the state’s draft marijuana rules Thursday. State officials have said marijuana could be available in stores in early...

As lawmakers in Vermont continue considering whether the state should set up a system to tax and regulate legal sales of cannabis through licensed retailers, discussions this week have focused on tools available to the men and women in charge of ensuring road safety. At the Vermont State House in Montpelier Thursday, public safety officials offered a demonstration for lawmakers...

Residents and visitors in Worcester, Massachusetts will now be able to buy recreational marijuana thanks to the opening of a legal pot shop. Good Chemistry is open for business as of Wednesday as the town’s first recreational weed dispensary. It originally opened as a medical marijuana shop in August but will now be allowed to sell products to those without...