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Mass. Plumber Gets 12 Years for Marijuana-Growing Operation
A Massachusetts man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for helping to run a large-scale marijuana growing operation that used his family’s plumbing business as a front. Federal prosecutors say 40-year-old Thomas Laverty, of Clinton, was also sentenced Tuesday to eight years of probation and ordered to pay $3,100 in restitution. He was convicted in January 2020 after…
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Dallas Mavericks Star Luka Doncic Takes Equity Stake in Sports Drink Company BioSteel
The Dallas Mavericks star forward will take an executive role with the sports nutrition company, joining NFL star Patrick Mahomes on BioSteel’s athlete roster.
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Parallel CEO Says $1.9 Billion SPAC Deal Will Help It Fund R&D Efforts and Look for Acquisitions
Parallel CEO Beau Wrigley told CNBC that it is a good time for the cannabis company to go public, noting that “it’s a time for consolidation in the industry
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Seth Rogen Is Now Selling His Favorite Weed in America — Here's How to Find It
Actor and marijuana enthusiast Seth Rogen is bringing his cannabis and lifestyle brand, Houseplant, once available only north of the border in Canada, to the United States.
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What to Know About Using Marijuana to Cope With COVID
Marijuana sales skyrocketed in Massachusetts last year as more retail stores opened up, and as it became easier to get, a growing number of people are using it to cope with COVID.
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What to Know About Buying Marijuana in Massachusetts
Mikayla Bell of New England Treatment Access answers some common questions about buying marijuana from recreational and medical dispensaries in Massachusetts, also giving helpful tips for new users.
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‘Can Cannabis Help With Pain?' Doctor Answers 10 Questions About Medical Marijuana
Dr. Jordan Tischler, a cannabis specialist with Inhale MD, answers the top 10 questions patients have asked him about using marijuana medicinally.
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Canopy Growth Stock Surges 12%, Company Expects a Profit by Second Half of 2022
Canopy Growth shares rallied Tuesday after the Canadian cannabis company said it expects to be profitable by the second half of 2022.
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Scotts Miracle-Gro's First-Ever Super Bowl Ad Aimed at Boosting Pandemic Momentum, CEO Says
The 45-second Super Bowl commercial features Martha Stewart and John Travolta.
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Democratic Senators Will Push to Pass Pot Reform Bill This Year
Many states have legalized marijuana to some degree. A trio of senators wants to repeal the federal cannabis prohibition and provide relief for pot convictions.
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What 2020 Revealed About the Future of Marijuana Legalization in the U.S.
Every ballot measure involving the decriminalization or legalization of marijuana passed in 2020. Marijuana may now be one of the truly bipartisan issues in the U.S.
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Here Is What $400 Million of Cocaine and Marijuana Looks Like
The United States Coast Guard pulled into Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with $400 million worth of cocaine and marijuana. The drugs were confiscated in the Caribbean Sea and Eastern Pacific Ocean.
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Ex-Mayor's Aide Pleads Guilty in Public Corruption Case
The ex-chief of staff to a former Massachusetts mayor has pleaded guilty to extortion, bribery and other charges in a federal public corruption case.
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Gov. Baker Signs $45.9B Mass. Budget, Returns Abortion Plan
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed a $45.9 billion state budget on Friday that will not raise broad-based taxes and reflects a more optimistic view of state finances than once feared early in the pandemic. But Baker sent back with amendments a key section of the legislation that would expand access to abortion. Baker, a pro-choice Republican, said he supports many…
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Man Who Was Serving 90-Year Sentence for Marijuana Released
Richard DeLisi is a free man after serving 31 years of a 90-year sentence for selling marijuana
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Billionaire Jay-Z Becomes the Latest Cultural Influencer to Launch His Own Cannabis Brand
Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, rapper and global business mogul, adds a premium cannabis brand, Monogram, to his portfolio.
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Marijuana Is Now Maine's Biggest Agricultural Commodity
Potatoes and wild blueberries are two of the agricultural products Maine is most known for. Now, there might be a big green addition to that list. Medical marijuana sales from January to October 2020 alone were roughly $222 million, according to new data from Maine’s Department of Administrative and Financial Services. And The Portland Press Herald obtained data from Maine…
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Marijuana Becomes Maine's Most Valuable Crop
Maine has a new top crop, and it’s not potatoes or blueberries, it’s marijuana.
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Bill Decriminalizing Marijuana ‘Great Step' But ‘Largely Symbolic,' Says Cannabis COO
The House passed the MORE Act, which would decriminalize cannabis and marks the first time that Congress has ever voted on the issue.
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House Passes Bill to Decriminalize Marijuana, Set Up Steps to Wipe Out Convictions
The bill, which comes as more states legalize recreational marijuana, aims to curb the damage done to Black Americans by cannabis convictions.