THE LEGACY

Marijuana Opponent Kennedy Reconsiders State Legalization Protections (Marijuana Moment)

THE GROW

Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition hoping to lessen restrictions for cannabis farming (WWLP)

THE NONSENSE

5 things that are more complicated than buying a gun in Florida (CBS News)

FEATURED

Pot-users want judge to declare marijuana safe under US law (Boston Herald)

Marijuana camp says Baker trying to intimidate cannabis commission (Lowell Sun)

Massachusetts marijuana legalization advocates to protest ‘intimidation campaign’ against pot … (MassLive)

Marijuana camp says Gov. Baker is trying to intimidate Cannabis Commission(Wicked Local)

2018 will be a milestone year for marijuana in Massachusetts (MassLive.com)

A year after public voted for recreational pot, there’s a political battle over the rules(Boston Globe)

Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition hoping to lessen restrictions for cannabis farming (wwlp.com)

OUT OF COMMISSION: FOR RECREATIONAL CANNABIS IN MASS, IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS

Cannabis Control Commission Mulls Gov. Baker’s Order To ‘Go Slow’ (WBUR)

Kennedy Reconsiders State Legalization Protections (Marijuana Moment)

Lawyer for marijuana grower says details limited (My Fox Boston)

Pot Regulators Face Decision on Social Consumption (U.S. News & World Report)

Mass. House approves legislation on consumer reporting (Taunton Daily Gazette)

Mass. Must Decide on Social Use of Pot (Valley News)

Pot jobs out there, but hiring may be gradual (GazetteNET)

Joint Committee chair: Draft regs ignore law (Boston Herald)

Slowing pot rollout (Boston Herald)

Cannabis commision latest coatholder landing spot (Boston Herald)

State cannabis commission hires CFO, launches website (Berkshire Eagle)

Pot board members say retail sales could be delayed (Gloucester Daily Times)

Continue marijuana program despite ‘multiple’ flaws (My Fox Boston)

Cannabis Industry Likely to Employ More Than 400000 By 2021, Study Projects(mySanAntonio.com)

Fun Weed Facts from the 2018 Cannabis Price Index (The Manual)

Molson Coors Names Marijuana a ‘Risk Factor’ in Recent Financial Report (Fortune)

Hemp Advocates Challenge the DEA in Court Over Hemp Extract Ruling (Cannabis Now)

Marijuana Penny Stocks (Benzinga)

Robot assistants and a marijuana incubator (TechCrunch)

An Insider’s View: How Labs Conduct Cannabis Mold Testing (Cannabis Industry Journal)

Cannabis Control Commission approves licensing and “seed to sale” software contracts (wwlp.com)

Women create cannabis media company to cash in on green rush (NBC)

Attleboro

Students Hospitalized, Ingesting Edibles (WBZ)

Chicopee

Cities are bracing for legal pot (The Reminder)

Danvers

Police Seize 200 Pounds Of Marijuana (Patch)

Gloucester

Cannabis control effort should stay focused(Gloucester Daily Times)

Holyoke

Medical marijuana, bank among projects making Holyoke officials hopeful (MassLive)

Hull

Voters go both ways on rec (Boston Globe)

Marlborough

Marlborough council weighs zoning restrictions for marijuana shops (Boston Globe)

Peabody

Peabody Board of Health to prevent smoking pot in public places (My Fox Boston)

Taunton

Taunton City Council takes on recreational pot issue (Taunton Daily Gazette)

Weymouth

Ban on commercial marijuana sales urged in Weymouth (Wicked Local Weymouth)

Some Weymouth residents split on banning pot shops in town (Patriot Ledger)

Worcester

General manager of cannabis club eyeing expansion possibilities (Sentinel & Enterprise)

Whitman

Whitman set for vote on ban (Wicked Local)

CONNECTICUT

Marijuana opponents make their case (CT Post)

Ricky D’s Weed BBQ Sauce (New Haven Independent)

Candelaria/ Candelora Reflect Split On Legal Weed (New Haven Independent)

Legal marijuana will receive public hearing (CT Post)

MAINE

Marijuana Policy Unchanged Despite New VT Law (Middlebury Campus)

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Medical marijuana sales tick up (New Hampshire Business Review)

NEW JERSEY

Cautious NJ Lawmakers Propose Decriminalizing Marijuana in Small Amounts(NJ Spotlight)

NEW YORK

New York May Consider Recreational Marijuana Legalization (JD Supra / press release)

Medical marijuana dispensary opening in Newburgh (Poughkeepsie Journal)

RHODE ISLAND

RI eyes medical marijuana expansion (Brown Daily Herald)

VERMONT

Marijuana Policy Unchanged Despite New VT Law (Middlebury Campus)

TV Travel Host Lobbies for Vt. Marijuana Reforms (NBC10 Boston)