recreational marijuana

A bill that would legalize recreational marijuana cleared its first hurdle Tuesday when the judiciary committee approved it by a narrow margin.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s effort to legalize recreational marijuana for adults received criticism Friday from two completely different fronts: people who outright oppose legalization and those who support it, but believe the Democrat’s bill falls short in addressing racial inequities. Multiple members of Lamont’s administration tried to assure the General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee that the 163-page bill — which creates a...

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…

The stress of the coronavirus pandemic is helping to boost recreational marijuana sales after the burgeoning industry was hit hard by COVID-19.

Mainers are getting their first opportunity to legally buy marijuana for adult recreational use, but a supply shortage is a potential buzzkill. Retailers blame the pandemic and a limited number of licensed manufacturers for reducing the variety of products available on Friday, the opening day. Licenses were issued only a month ago. That didn’t dampen Matt Bourgeois’ enthusiasm for...

Customers are lining up at recreational marijuana shops in Massachusetts after retailers were given the green light to open curbside services Monday. NETA’s Brookline store opened Tuesday for medical and adult-use marijuana sales, but people can’t go into the store. They are offering curbside pick up only for now in line with the guidance outlined in Phase 1 of...

Recreational marijuana shops in Massachusetts reopened Monday to curbside services and they’re already seeing an influx of business.

Marijuana retailers were given the green light to open across Massachusetts Monday.

The New Hampshire House has again voted to legalize recreational marijuana, this time without trying to establish a regulated commercial market for it. The bill sent to the Senate on Thursday would allow adults to possess up to 3/4 of an ounce of marijuana and to grow up to six plants. Last year, the House passed a broader bill that…

Recreational marijuana shops in Massachusetts raked in more than $420 million in sales in the first full calendar year of legalization, according to new state data. The data released this week by the state’s Cannabis Control Commission shows marijuana sales in December alone had topped $10.7 million even before Christmas. The data will be updated to show the full 2019…

Rhode Island Senate leaders said they won’t support legalizing recreational marijuana if Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo chooses to propose it next year. Legalizing recreational marijuana for adult use will have a negative impact on the state’s youth and education is already suffering, Rhode Island Senate President Dominick Ruggerio said during an interview with Tuesday. Raimondo has said she’s likely...

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...

Plans by a recreational marijuana dispensary to open in Hudson, Massachusetts, have not yet been authorized by town officials. Authorities there said Wednesday that Temescal Wellness hasn’t submitted and received approval of its traffic mitigation plan. The state’s Cannabis Control Commission has authorized the dispensary to begin recreational marijuana sales as early as Saturday but Hudson Police must approve the...

Plans to build a proposed marijuana cultivation facility in central Massachusetts have been dealt a major blow now that the town’s planning board has voted to deny the project. James Philbrook, Chairman of the Charlton Planning Board, confirmed to NBC10 Boston the board voted 4-0 Wednesday night on a plan by Valley Green Grow of North Andover to set up...

Customers in Massachusetts will have a chance to go to two more spots to buy legal recreational marijuana in the coming days. The Cannabis Control Commission gave I.N.S.A., Inc. of Easthampton and Verilife of Wareham to the green light to start selling recreational marijuana to adults 21 and older as early as Friday, the commission announced Monday.

Additional stores approved to open in Hudson, Pittsfield, Great Barrington and Fall River.

Tuesday, two Massachusetts stores will be the first esat of the Mississippi River to offer legal marijuana sales for recreational purposes.

A Massachusetts community is moving forward to ban recreational marijuana businesses after taking a vote Wednesday night.

Residents in Charlton, Massachusetts, will soon decide whether to ban recreational marijuana businesses.