Prosecutors Ask Pot Regulators To Hold Off On Cannabis Cafes
District attorneys asked state marijuana regulators on Friday to hold off on licensing certain types of businesses, including so-called cannabis cafes and home delivery services.
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District attorneys asked state marijuana regulators on Friday to hold off on licensing certain types of businesses, including so-called cannabis cafes and home delivery services.
The bill would bar any local or state law enforcement resources from aiding federal prosecutions of marijuana crimes.
The state may not be ready for pot shops to open on the widely-advertised July 1 start date.
In the packed gymnasium of North Andover High Tuesday night, the majority of voters decided against recreational marijuana businesses in town.
The top federal prosecutor for Massachusetts said Wednesday that while he cannot guarantee that people involved in the state's legalized pot industry would be immune from federal prosecution, his priority will be combating the deadly opioid epidemic.
Federal law still prohibits any marijuana use and now Attorney General Jeff Sessions wants federal prosecutors, including in Massachusetts, to go after marijuana crimes.
Members of Massachusetts' all-Democratic congressional delegation are faulting U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling for saying participants in the state's voter-approved marijuana trade could be at risk of prosecution.
Gov. Charlie Baker says he's hoping to talk with the top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts about efforts to create a regulated marijuana market in the state.
A medical marijuana dispensary in Quincy told patients they could now only buy with cash.
One thing we know for sure about marijuana - it makes people crazy, and I don't mean the people smoking it.
Regulators pledged to push ahead with implementation of the state's voter-approved recreational marijuana law despite potential confusion stemming from a shift in official U.S. policy.
The new stance will instead let federal prosecutors where marijuana is legal decide how aggressively to enforce longstanding federal law prohibiting it.
Doctors caution that the health effects of marijuana on a fetus remain unclear.
Voters legalized the adult use of recreational marijuana last November.
The group has been working to perfect their secret rolling technique and used 1,000 grams of their own pot trimmings.
The U.S. Attorney General signals the feds won't be cracking down when pot becomes legal here next year, but that doesn't relieve a major legal problem raised by the new law.
How well do you know marijuana? Massachusetts is looking for a qualified person to fill the job of pot inspector.
"People assume the more frequently you smoke, the worse it could be when it came to sex, but in fact, we learned the opposite was true," the study author found.
Dollar signs are dancing in everyone's head. They point to Colorado where the sale of recreational pot has been legal for nearly four years.
State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg sat down with WBZ political analyst Jon Keller to discuss several of the issues facing Massachusetts--including the Commonwealth's efforts at recreational marijuana regulation.
Milford residents narrowly voted for legal marijuana on the statewide ballot last November, only to find town selectmen now leading the charge to keep it out.
You may have noticed something in the air around Boston Common this weekend.
A five-member board in charge of regulating marijuana in Massachusetts is getting down to business.
As the state readies to open more pot shops, one Boston woman looking to open a medical marijuana dispensary has critics calling Massachusetts pot policies hazy at best.
Massachusetts authorities are making new efforts to warn people about the dangers of driving while high on marijuana - and to catch those who do.
