Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
While police and some policymakers call for more enforcement, many consumers say they still need the illicit market around.
Spotlight
The race to open Mattapan Square’s first pot shop raises questions about trust and who gets to cash in.
Adrian Walker
Bringing equity to the marijuana business will take more than talk
Tito Jackson claims to own a marijuana business in which white businessmen have invested all the capital. That’s a perfect example of why equity in the state’s marijuana business is a mirage.
Investment adviser accused of soliciting millions in medical marijuana scheme
Altogether, Secretary of State William Galvin’s office said, investors have “lost control of more than $8 million in assets, while seeing no returns on their investments.”
Recreational marijuana store in Williamstown receives approval needed to open
In just a few days, a recreational marijuana store could be opening in Williamstown, located on the borders of New York and Vermont.
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Congressional Democrats hold first-ever marijuana reform panel at policy retreat
For the first time, congressional Democrats held a policy retreat that featured a panel dedicated entirely to marijuana reform and the need to repair the harms of the war on drugs.
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US attorney general says he prefers marijuana reform bill to current federal law
Attorney General William Barr said Wednesday that he would prefer that Congress enact legislation allowing states to legalize marijuana instead of continuing the current approach.
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New bill would protect veterans from losing benefits over marijuana
Military veterans in legalized states would be shielded from losing their federal benefits for marijuana use under a bipartisan bill that was filed in Congress Wednesday.
Bill aims to crack down on black market marijuana
A proposed task force would help police and prosecutors with leads on unlicensed sellers.
With homegrown marijuana, a cottage industry is literally sprouting
Entrepreneurs are working to meet the demand for customers interested in a more hands-on experience with growing pot.
EDITORIAL
There appears to be no easy way forward in East Boston that won’t muddle the city’s rules on marijuana even more.
Jim Davis/Globe Staff
It’s the cannabis industry’s favorite time of year: April 20.
Here’s a list of some local marijuana offers, events for the 4/20 holiday
Businesses, companies, activist organizations, and other community groups are hosting a variety of events and special deals to celebrate the holiday.
New Yorkers get cannabis with their lunch for ‘4/20’ day
Manhattan salad and sandwich spot Fresh&Co. is infusing its menu with CBD for the marijuana holiday.
Marijuana sales expected to double on April 20
Cannabis retailers should prepare themselves for a minimum doubling of sales on April 20, the stoner’s Fourth of July, according to new data.
Canopy buys Acreage for $3.4 billion in cross-border pot deal
Canopy Growth Corp. agreed to buy Acreage Holdings Inc. for $3.4 billion in a cross-border cannabis deal that’s conditional on the United States eventually legalizing pot for recreational use.
Georgia Governor Kemp signs medical marijuana bill
Some Georgia patients will soon be allowed to legally buy the marijuana they are already allowed to possess.
Mainstream retailers embrace marijuana’s less taboo cousin
Mainstream retailers are leaping into the world of products like skin creams and oils that tout such benefits as reducing anxiety and helping you sleep.
Proposal would turn industrial building into hemp plant in Vermont
An old industrial building in southwestern Vermont could be turned into a medical marijuana and hemp processing plant.
Hemp in, spinach out as investors throw money at newly legal CBD
Marijuana has already started to see an investment boom thanks to easing rules around the world.
New pot ETF called ‘YOLO’ cuts the price needed to invest in cannabis
A new exchange-traded fund focused on marijuana stocks plans to undercut competitors when it debuts just days before an unofficial pot holiday.
Ex-Bond trader says Brazil luring CBD investment as demand grows
A former US bond trader turned medical marijuana evangelist sees cannabis cash starting to flow faster this year in Brazil, where imported CBD is the only legal game in town.
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Study finds marijuana motivates people to exercise, smashing lazy stoner stereotype
Most people who use marijuana report that consuming before or after exercising improves the experience and aids in recovery.
Darci Marriott/Globe Staff
Bill Clinton “didn’t inhale” marijuana, and it was Obama’s “mistake,” but now all 12 official Democratic candidates told the Globe they support full nationwide legalization, Canada-style.
Data released by the Cannabis Control Commission show where marijuana operators have set up shop and where they hope to.
Pot shops face bans in most of Mass.
A review of local restrictions heightens concerns that the early adult-use pot market will be smaller than many consumers expected.
Globe Magazine
6 marijuana-infused things to do in New England
From ganja-friendly getaways to weed-enhanced yoga, a look at the new pot leisure economy.
Richard Vogel/Associated Press/File
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Globe Magazine
Neighbors obviously enjoying legal, recreational pot? You can’t call the cops and complain, but you can try some other methods.