Back in November, the state of Massachusetts voted to legalize recreational cannabis, sparking celebrations from tokers across the northeastern region. However, lawmakers have struggled to construct these regulations, leading to a hot mess of legislative changes, missed deadlines, and potential delays for the Bay …
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Incorporating 12-step program elements improves youth substance-use disorder treatment
A treatment program for adolescents with substance-use disorder that incorporates the practices and philosophy of 12-step programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) produced even better results than the current state-of-the art treatment approach in a nine-month, randomized trial. The results of …
Read More »Massachusetts High Court Rules On Work and Weed; Gov. Prepares to Sign Legalization Into Law
Massachusetts’ medical marijuana patients receive legal cover from state Supreme Court ruling as Gov. Charlie Baker prepares to sign legalization into law. Yep, it was a busy week for marijuana enthusiasts in the “Bay State.” On Monday, a Massachusetts High …
Read More »Massachusetts Lawmakers Agree on 20% Cannabis Tax in Revamped Legalization Bill – News
Massachusetts lawmakers have been battling for months over a revamp of the recreational marijuana legalization bill that voters approved last November. Legislators planned to have the bill finalized and sent to Gov. Charlie Baker by June 30th, but the deadline …
Read More »Massachusetts State Supreme Court Rules Businesses Can’t Fire Employees for Medical Marijuana Use – News
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in favor of a local medical marijuana patient yesterday, opening the door for medical marijuana users across the state to defend against unfair workplace drug testing. According to the Boston Globe, the Supreme Judicial …
Read More »Massachusetts Marijuana: High Taxes and the Blackmarket
Elevated taxes announced for legal marijuana in Massachusetts. On Monday, Massachusetts’ lawmakers rolled out their proposed tax plan for the sale of legal marijuana in the Codfish State. Significantly less than the 56 percent tax plan first threatened by policy …
Read More »Massachusetts Court Rules for Woman Fired for Medical Marijuana Use
BOSTON — Massachusetts’ top court on Monday ruled that a woman who had been fired for testing positive for marijuana that she had been legally prescribed under state law could sue her former employer for handicap discrimination. The Massachusetts Supreme …
Read More »Opioids second only to marijuana in illicit drug abuse rates
(HealthDay)—Abuse of prescription opioids is second only to marijuana abuse as the most common illegal drug problem in the United States, according to a report from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Analysis of 2012 to …
Read More »Massachusetts Lawmakers Want to Delay Recreational Cannabis Regulations Even Further – News
While Massachusetts residents wait for the voter-approved recreational marijuana law to go into effect, the Bay State’s lawmakers have been deadlocked on a plan to tweak the legal weed legislation. But while the state’s house and senate can’t seem to come …
Read More »Pennsylvania’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Will Open at the Start of 2018 – News
More than a year after Pennsylvania lawmakers passed legislation to legalize the possession and sale of medical marijuana, licenses have been awarded and prospective dispensaries are beginning to get their affairs in order for a January 2018 rollout. According to the Philadelphia …
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