
When It Comes to Taxes, Pot > Alcohol in Massachusetts
The tax trends have shifted in Massachusetts. The states’ excise tax for adult-use cannabis has exceeded alcohol’s tax total for the first time. Cheers to that!
The tax trends have shifted in Massachusetts. The states’ excise tax for adult-use cannabis has exceeded alcohol’s tax total for the first time. Cheers to that!
Illinois isn’t the only US cannabis market that’s on fire. Massachusetts is another state that cannabis investors need to watch closely. This state legalized medical cannabis in 2012. Recreational cannabis followed at the end of 2018, and sales have been…
After years of preparation and debate, legal marijuana is now a reality in Massachusetts. Any adult can walk into a store, pay cash and walk out with a joint, which they can smoke, legally, in their home. But the roll-out…
The first two retail marijuana shops in Massachusetts are set to begin selling products to the public Tuesday, marking the first time recreational pot will be sold east of the Mississippi. The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission has given the green…
Massachusetts hit another milestone in its era of legalized marijuana: State regulators granted Cultivate a license to sell recreational marijuana at the company’s existing medical marijuana dispensary in Leicester. The five-member Cannabis Control Commission unanimously voted to grant the retail…
The state’s Cannabis Control Commission is expected to decide later this month whether to approve draft regulations that would allow for the licensing of social consumption establishments.
Massachusetts officials promised a crackdown Thursday on marijuana-impaired driving as the state prepared for full implementation of the voter-approved law legalizing adult use of recreational pot. State police said they were increasing the number of officers with special training in detecting…
Gov. Charlie Baker has picked five people to serve on a Cannabis Advisory Board that will help guide regulators enforcing recreational and medical marijuana laws. Among those appointed by the Republican governor on Friday are Walpole Police Chief John Carmichael…