Tag: Massachusetts

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September 19, 2013
09/19/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.09.18)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.09.18)

A California dispensary regulation bill dies, the dark ages return to San Diego, Massachusetts towns enact moratoria, New Jersey gives a loan to a dispensary, and more....
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August 29, 2013
08/29/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.28)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.28)

Dispensaries are on the march in various states, even as in some places, localities fight rear-guard efforts. And there’s more medical marijuana news, too. Let’s get to...
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August 27, 2013
08/27/2013
Almost 200 Applicants for Dispensaries in Massachusetts

Almost 200 Applicants for Dispensaries in Massachusetts

On Election Day, by an overwhelming majority of voters, Massachusetts legalized medical cannabis and approved the Act for the Humanitarian Medical Use of Marijuana. The law includes allowing patients to possess...
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August 23, 2013
08/23/2013
MA Dispensary Application Process Continues to Move Forward

MA Dispensary Application Process Continues to Move Forward

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) collected several applications today from prospective Registered Marijuana Dispensary (RMD) operators, as today marked the Phase I application deadline. With the passing...
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August 22, 2013
08/22/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.21)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.21)

Dispensaries get regulation in Oregon, a dispensary will open in Delaware, and they’re already popping up in Arizona. There’s more medical marijuana news, too; let’s get to...
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August 22, 2013
08/22/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.08.21)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.08.21)

More sticky-fingered cops, including one on a DEA task force, a cop tries to cover up a fatal drug deal at his home, another cop goes away...
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August 13, 2013
08/13/2013
MPP’s Rob Kampia: Federal Pot Law Will Change in 2019

MPP’s Rob Kampia: Federal Pot Law Will Change in 2019

The Huffington Post describes MPP’s Rob Kampia’s recent predictions about marijuana policy, including which states will be next to legalize recreational marijuana: Alaska and Rhode Island, as...
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August 8, 2013
08/08/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.07)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.08.07)

Illinois joins the ranks of the medical marijuana states; meanwhile, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Jersey are moving to put their medical marijuana programs in place, and there’s...
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August 5, 2013
08/05/2013
Protests Over Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Law on Caregivers

Protests Over Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Law on Caregivers

Massachusetts medical marijuana advocates are outraged with the Department of Public Health, tasked with writing the rules and regulations for the use and distribution of cannabis, after deciding that...
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August 1, 2013
08/01/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.07.31)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.07.31)

A dispensary is now open for business in the nation’s capital; several dozen are coming to Arizona; dispensary and cultivation battles continue in California; Massachusetts advocates prepare...
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July 16, 2013
07/16/2013
30,000 Square Foot Dispensary Proposed in Massachusetts

30,000 Square Foot Dispensary Proposed in Massachusetts

John Glowik has been meeting with officials in Grafton, Massachusetts to discuss his proposal to open a 30,000 square foot medical marijuana dispensary in a local business...
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July 9, 2013
07/09/2013
Massachusetts Going High-Tech to Track Medical Marijuana

Massachusetts Going High-Tech to Track Medical Marijuana

Massachusetts is looking for IT consultants to determine the cost of creating the “single electronic system” required by the state’s medical marijuana law to track medical marijuana...
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July 3, 2013
07/03/2013
MA Medical Marijuana Dispensers Association Offers Financing

MA Medical Marijuana Dispensers Association Offers Financing

In response to Massachusetts regulations requiring medical marijuana dispensary owners to pay over $30,000 in application fees and have over $500,000 in assets, the Massachusetts Medical Marijuana...
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June 20, 2013
06/20/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.06.19)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.06.19)

Well, at least the DEA didn’t raid any dispensaries in the last week. In California, the battle continues at the local level, while progress is being made...
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June 3, 2013
06/03/2013
3 Massachusetts Towns Are Open to Medical Marijuana Clinics

3 Massachusetts Towns Are Open to Medical Marijuana Clinics

While most south suburbs in Massachusetts are wary of medical marijuana dispensaries, at least three towns in this area might welcome them. Norwell and Randolph have each created new...
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May 29, 2013
05/29/2013
Jerry Duval, Medical Marijuana Patient, Headed to Same Federal Prison Facility as Boston Bomber

Jerry Duval, Medical Marijuana Patient, Headed to Same Federal Prison Facility as Boston Bomber

In the face of public pressure, the Department of Justice will allow Jerry Duval, a seriously ill medical marijuana patient with both a kidney and a pancreas...
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May 20, 2013
05/20/2013
Murder of Glass Artist Could Be Tied to Boston Bombers

Murder of Glass Artist Could Be Tied to Boston Bombers

The world was duly shocked at the bombings during the Boston Marathon last month, but information has come out suggesting that one or both of the alleged Boston...
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May 16, 2013
05/16/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.05.15)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.05.15)

The feds stay on the attack in California, and fallout from last week’s state Supreme Court decision allowing local dispensary bans mounts. There’s news from other states...
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May 9, 2013
05/09/2013
MA Health Council Approves Regulations for Medical Marijuana

MA Health Council Approves Regulations for Medical Marijuana

Patient advocates pleased with implementation process and resulting final regulations The Massachusetts Public Health Council voted today to approve final regulations issued by the Department of Public...
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May 9, 2013
05/09/2013
Medical Marijuana Update (2013.05.08)

Medical Marijuana Update (2013.05.08)

Marijuana rescheduling is headed for the US Supreme Court, the California Supreme Court upheld local dispensary bans, the feds strike again in Berkeley and Washington state, and...
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