Cannabis Control Commission

State regulators in Massachusetts say cannabis cafes, “tasting rooms” and more are all part of the vision for their new, proposed social consumption rules and licenses.

Members of a state cannabis commission were in Holyoke, Massachusetts this week, taking part in an event geared toward fostering social equity in the industry.

(Airs 04/04/24 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli about the budget negotiations, the lack of affordable housing, mental illness on the rise, village audits, and much more.

(Airs 09/08/23 @ 10 p.m.) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week’s Gazette: A new report suggests the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in New York started earlier and spiked six times higher, Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes says no to Republicans’ call for a special session to deal with the influx of migrants, and there’s a new survey of school superintendents’ thoughts on educating migrant children.

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It has been a year since the first recreational marijuana stores opened in Massachusetts. On November 20, 2018, thousands of people stood in lines for…

The largest city in western Massachusetts could have its first recreational marijuana store open by the end of the year. The City Council voted Tuesday to…

Massachusetts marijuana industry regulators are weighing public comments as they set rules that would allow for home delivery and the opening of so-called…

A moratorium on marijuana stores in the largest city in western Massachusetts has been extended until the end of November. The Springfield City Council…

The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission will hold a series of listening sessions across the state before concluding in Pittsfield. The commission is…