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Pot with that burger? Mass. commission shares proposed rules for social consumption sites
The Cannabis Control Commission is ironing out details of how to allow consumption at existing cannabis stores, other types of businesses and at events. -
State lawmakers weigh independence, structure of Cannabis Control Commission as they consider reforms
After months of internal turmoil at the CCC, the Legislature is examining if changes would help the agency work better for consumers and businesses. -
What to know about the Cannabis Control Commission's leadership drama
Almost a year after the CCC's chair was suspended, the agency is again wrestling with the question of who should serve as its leader. -
State lawmakers consider 'nuclear option' of receivership for Cannabis Control Commission
The state's inspector general told lawmakers the CCC has a leadership crisis and asked them to quickly authorize a receivership. -
More Americans are reaching for bud over booze. Is that a good thing?
With THC potency skyrocketing, some experts are concerned about the long-term effects of daily marijuana usage. -
Massachusetts council approves pardoning people with misdemeanor cannabis convictions
Massachusetts joins several other states, including Rhode Island, Connecticut, Missouri and Oregon, in forgiving low-level marijuana offenders. -
Marijuana pardons? Biden said yes, but Massachusetts waits on Healey
A federal pardon for simple marijuana offenses clears the way for thousands to set their records straight. But in Massachusetts, those convicted of similar state offenses still await a pardon. -
Mass. cannabis commission chair sues state treasurer over suspension
Shannon O'Brien alleged the treasurer "willfully side-stepped both Massachusetts law and any process at all" in removing her from her post. -
Massachusetts’ Cannabis Control Commission is in crisis. Lawmakers want accountability.
After Chair Shannon O'Brien was abruptly suspended, several state lawmakers want more oversight. -
Lawmakers seek more scrutiny of Cannabis Control Commission after chair suspended
The state's marijuana regulators struggled to agree on an acting leader in the wake of Chair Shannon O'Brien's suspension.
