It’s been more than six months since voters in Massachusetts passed Question 4 and legalized recreational marijuana use for adults, but while Nevada, where voters also passed legalization last November, has already started selling legal weed on the Las Vegas …
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Massachusetts Legalization Regulations: Senate and House Must Find Common Ground
Massachusetts House and Senate members have until the end of the month to hammer out a bill that would amend the marijuana legalization measure approved by voters in November. The two chambers approved separate bills aimed at overhauling the voter-approved …
Read More »Cannabis Legalization is Saving People From Police Searches
A recently published study focused on traffic stops by police in Colorado and Washington found that states experienced a striking decrease in vehicle searches after cannabis legalization. “After marijuana use was legalized, Colorado and Washington saw dramatic drops in search …
Read More »Massachusetts Senate Passes Opposing Legalization Bill to House Version
A showdown is brewing in Massachusetts, with legislative deadlines for marijuana legalization looming and voters left wondering if lawmakers in the House and Senate will be able to get on the same page in time for their will to become …
Read More »Massachusetts House of Representatives Pass Revised Legalization Bill
Wednesday night, Bill H3768 was passed in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, and if enacted as law, will significantly modify the ballot question voters approved last November. The amended bill was passed in landslide fashion, winning approval in the House …
Read More »Massachusetts House Approves Rewritten Recreational Marijuana Legalization Bill – News
This Wednesday, the Massachusetts House of Representatives passed a controversial bill that makes significant changes to the voter-approved recreational legalization measure approved by voters last November. The bill was proposed last week, but was kicked back to committee after cannabis …
Read More »Senate Draft of Massachusetts Cannabis Legalization Bill Keeps 12% Tax – News
Late last week, the Massachusetts Senate released a draft of a bill to that would replace the voter-approved measure legalizing recreational marijuana in the state. This draft of the bill proposes capping the tax on recreational weed at 12%, the …
Read More »The Need for Medical Marijuana Delivery in Massachusetts
Back on April 3rd, medical marijuana delivery became legally operational in the state of Massachusetts — though it’s far from a perfect ecosystem. The success or failure of the medical marijuana industry in the Commonwealth, and delivery as a viable …
Read More »Massachusetts House Will Reconsider Controversial Rewrite of Cannabis Legalization Bill – News
Hours before a controversial rewrite of the voter-approved measure to legalize recreational cannabis in Massachusetts was scheduled for debate, state House leaders pulled the bill, citing a need to reconsider “procedural issues.” The rewritten bill, which would have more than …
Read More »Massachusetts Lawmakers Make Major Changes to Voter-Approved Marijuana Law – News
This week, Massachusetts lawmakers will introduce a completely rewritten version of the voter-approved measure that legalized recreational marijuana in the state. The new version of the bill, which would substantially increase taxes and allow local officials to ban canna-businesses, was …
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