cannabis

The family of a woman who died last year at a licensed marijuana facility in Massachusetts, the country’s first reported occupational asthma death at a cannabis production facility, has filed a lawsuit alleging negligence, recklessness and misconduct against the facility and the people who worked on its HVAC system. Lorna McMurrey’s family filed the wrongful death suit in Hampden...

The U.S. cannabis production industry’s first reported occupational asthma death took the life of a worker in Massachusetts, federal health and safety officials said. The woman, 27, was working in a cannabis cultivation and processing facility when she experienced worsening work-related respiratory symptoms that ended in a fatal asthma attack in January 2022, officials said in a federal report published…

Ethos, a multi-state cannabis operator, wants to invest in medical marijuana research in Massachusetts, but there’s no place for it to go. The state has a license category for medical marijuana research facilities, but not a single entity has a state-approved operation up and running. Ethos CEO Gibran Washington, who already funds medical marijuana research in Pennsylvania at Thomas...

A cannabis CEO came to Massachusetts with a challenge to do more research into the health benefits of marijuana.

Ethos, a cannabis company that does business in Massachusetts, has appointed Gibran Washington as CEO – making him the first Black person to run a cannabis company of its type. The 39-year-old, former Hofstra University basketball standout, was promoted from within the company but spent much of his executive career in the restaurant industry. He embraces the ways he’s different…

Cannabis sales are up across Massachusetts, but the so-called “green rush” has cooled off.

“Several serious allegations” were made about the behavior of Cannabis Control Commission Chairwoman Shannon O’Brien, Massachusetts’ treasurer said Thursday, sharing new details about what led to her suspending O’Brien, who has filed a lawsuit over the suspension. O’Brien, the former state treasurer and Democratic nominee for governor, filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing Goldberg of unlawfully removing her as chairwoman...

As the Cannabis Control Commission comes under fire over governance issues, industry entrepreneurs are finding creative ways to work around delayed regulations in Massachusetts. The agency that oversees the multi-billion-dollar industry is in the middle of a major policy overhaul, which comes days after the state treasurer suspended the head of the commission without explanation. A group of lawmakers is…

The agency that oversees marijuana sales in Massachusetts is under fire after its chair was suspended last week.

Cannabis Control Commission Chairwoman Shannon O’Brien was suspended from her position Thursday by Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, who chose her for the job a year ago, as upheaval continues to collide with the CCC’s hefty regulatory and policy responsibilities. Goldberg’s office did not say why the treasurer put O’Brien on a paid suspension, a move that the Boston Globe reported...

New York City is now ranked as the top city in the world when it comes to marijuana consumption, according to a recent study.

Fund created to support cannabis equity businesses has $0 a year later

The Federal Trade Commission is cracking down on companies that sell edible Delta-8 THC products in packages that resemble popular children’s snacks. The options for edible cannabis products are growing. But the packaging of some of these products has caught the attention of the Federal Trade Commission,  and the agency doesn’t like it. The packaging for some edible cannabis...

The FTC and the Food and Drug Administration sent cease and desist letters to six companies that are currently marketing edible products containing Delta-8 THC in packaging that it says is almost identical to cookies, candy and snacks that are popular with kids.

Massachusetts’ cannabis regulators voted Monday to overhaul their approach toward rolling out social consumption locations, sometimes referred to as marijuana cafes, that voters embraced in the 2016 ballot question legalizing recreational marijuana use. The Cannabis Control Commission will scrap a 12-municipality pilot program for businesses where patrons can consume marijuana products on-site and focus on crafting broader regulations governing the…

An elementary school student found a marijuana edible in a staff member’s backpack at a classroom in Pembroke, Massachusetts, on Friday, school officials said. The Hobomock Elementary School student didn’t appear to be affected and isn’t believed to have eaten the edible, but they were taken to a hospital to be checked, Pembroke Public Schools Superintendent Erin Obey wrote...

The sale of cannabis seeds and plant clippings has been legal in Massachusetts since Tuesday, and by Thursday, they were sold out at Yamba Market in Cambridge. The company is now managing a wait list. Although Yamba Market’s initial inventory was small, the quick selling may indicate a consumer demand to “do it yourself.” “There’s a lot of demand...

Two days ago, state regulators greenlit the sale of cannabis seeds and clippings to allow people to grow more easily at home.

Despite the fact that marijuana has been legal in Massachusetts for years, many still associate the term “cannabis” with “criminal.”

Schools in Massachusetts now have cannabis courses for students looking to grow their knowledge about the budding industry.