Green Lady receives first water shipment of marijuana to Nantucket
The Green Lady Dispensary is the first cannabis retailer on Nantucket, Massachusetts, to receive a marijuana shipment by water after a legal victory that allowed MJ products to be transported to the island. Finalized in June, the regulation change addressed longstanding restrictions that had prevented marijuana operators from legally bringing cannabis products via waterways to remote […]
New executive director named to Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission
The CCC has been facing leadership and staff turmoil for the past year. The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission named David Lakeman, a former commission staffer who’s been working as a cannabis regulator in Illinois the past four years, to be its new executive director during a meeting on Monday, after a months-long search that kicked […]
Massachusetts regulators fine Ascend Wellness, Curaleaf for ignoring consumer safety practices
Massachusetts cannabis regulators issued fines on Thursday to two of the state’s biggest marijuana companies – Ascend Wellness Holdings Inc. (CSE: AAWH-U.CN) (OTCQX: AAWH) and Curaleaf Holdings Inc. (CURA:CA) (TSX: CURA) (OTCQX: CURLF) – for a total of $165,000 over allegations that both companies were negligent when it came to consumer safety practices. Ascend, which […]