OCTOBER 3 2018
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Boston-based Coast Guard cutter seizes $61M in cocaine, marijuana(NewsCenterMaine.com)
What to know before visiting the new recreational marijuana dispensaries in Massachusetts (Boston.com)
Marijuana commission close to grinding out final licenses (Boston Herald)
State conducts first inspections of pot facilities (Lowell Sun)
Pols: Move ‘Hempfest’ off Boston Common (Boston Herald)
Massachusetts Regulators Crack Down On Pesticide Use (Cannabis Industry Journal)
Freedom Rally Leaves Common Looking Worse for the Wear (Beacon Hill Times)
Many towns demand extra payments from pot shops despite law’s restrictions(Boston Business Journal)
Amherst
Assonet
Braintree
- Did you lose a gym bag ‘containing a huge amount of cannabis’? It’s waiting for you at the Braintree … (Boston.com)
Brockton
- Naiquan Hamilton pleads not guilty to driving under the influence of marijuana before crash that … (MassLive)
Framingham
- Framingham will allow up to six recreational marijuana shops (MetroWest Daily News)
Freetown
- Marijuana complex breaks ground in Freetown (SouthCoastToday.com)
Greenfield
- Success in marijuana industry in Massachusetts means knowing regulations: Greenfield forum (MassLive)
- In Newton, to ban or not to ban marijuana stores (Boston Globe)
- Second marijuana business OK’d in Sheffield (Berkshire Eagle)
- Springfield Councilor Justin Hurst says marijuana shops and revenues need to benefit blacks … (MassLive)
- Springfield City Council votes to allow up to 15 recreational marijuana stores to open in city (MassLive)
- ‘Wayland Weekly Buzz’: Discussion on pot ban proposal (Wicked Local)
- Woburn City Council Approves Medical Marijuana Facility (Patch)
- Massachusetts pot sales loom, Connecticut readies (Journal Inquirer)
- Buzz kill: Maine not high on lobsters and more… (Boston Herald)
- NH’s nonprofit pot sellers skirt rules to raise money (Union Leader)
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- Parents of Vt. Prosecutor Get Probation in Christmas Pot Presents Case(NBC10 Boston)
- WHAT: “New York City-based Viridian Capital Advisors, a financial and strategic advisory firm dedicated to the cannabis industry, and Burns & Levinson LLP, a Boston law firm at the forefront of advising national businesses in the cannabis space, present the Second Annual State of the Cannabis Industry Conference: Growth Opportunities for Professionals, Operators and Investors.”
- WHEN: Thursday, October 4
- WHERE: Hilton Boston – Dedham
- WHAT: “This event offers an exclusive networking opportunity to Economic Empowerment Applicants & Investors in Massachusetts Cannabis industry. This new-to-being-legal market needs some demystifying in several areas. Capital is hard to come by because few banking institutions & investors are willing to work with canna-businesses. Attorneys & Realtors can provide answers to questions like, how does zoning work? How do town policies reflect state regulations & are they different?”
- WHEN: Sunday, October 7
- WHERE: G-Tek Labs, 28 Damrell St, Boston
- WHAT: “Croptoberfest 2018 will be celebrating the counter culture and you’re invited to this exclusive event! Join us on October 13th from HIGH noon until 6pm in rural Taunton, MA at our private location for a day filled of live music, diverse art performances, glassblowing demonstrations and all your favorite festival foods!”
- WHEN: Saturday, October 13
- WHERE: TBA, Taunton, MA
- WHAT: “Join us if you dare and expect the unexpected as Cannabis Society throws the grandest Halloween party and networking event in all the land.”
- WHEN: Wednesday, October 24
- WHERE: Royale, 279 Tremont St, Boston
- WHAT: “While cannabis has been recreationally legal in Massachusetts for some time, researchers and public health officials have long been researching and developing medicinal uses of the substance. With opiod addiction reaching crisis levels, many continue to investigate marijuana’s effect on such addiction.”
- WHEN: Wednesday, November 7
- WHERE: Cambridge Center for Adult Education, 56 Brattle St, Cambridge
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THIS WEEK IN HORRIBLE HEADLINES
Seattle-based Dope Magazine sold for $11M to High Times (Seattle Times)
Firm Signs Agreement to Grade Arkansas Marijuana Applicants (U.S. News & World Report)
Mail carrier caught in sting steal marijuana from packages (Boston 25 News)
Judge: California child can take cannabis drug to school (Boston 25 News)
Massachusetts man arrested after California authorities discover marijuana growing operation (MassLive)
Police: Teens mistakenly stole oregano from pot shop (WHDH 7News)
Study shows that medical cannabis use does not lead to rise in rate of crimes committed (New Zealand Herald)
US cannabis firms eye market debut in Canada (Globe and Mail)
Thai police hand over 100 kilos of marijuana for research (Boston 25 News)
Cannabis company backed by retail fortune eyes Canadian listing, expansion to US east coast (Financial Post)
MPX Bioceutical: The Cheapest US Cannabis Play? (Seeking Alpha)
It’s high times for soaring marijuana stocks on Wall Street (Boston Herald)
Pot facilities undergo first state inspections (Patriot Ledger)
Event aims to help millennials of color break into the marijuana business(Boston Business Journal)
Employers Can’t Discriminate Against Medical Cannabis Patients, US District Court Judge Rules (Weed News)
Marijuana Stocks Are the New Bitcoin (Barron’s)
New study explains cannabis use for pain (Inverse)
HEADLINE OF THE WEEK
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Does marijuana affect sexual performance or fertility? (CityNews Toronto)
Mass Alternative Care medical marijuana facility salutes city of Chicopee at grand opening (MassLive)
Medical marijuana commission to soon hire consultant to score dispensary applications (talkbusiness)
Pharmaceutical Grade Marijuana Market Revenue Market Share Forecast by Type, Application and … (ittechherald)
Medical marijuana facility plans to apply for recreational license (Reminder Publications)
