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Northeast Alternatives Withdraws from Massachusetts Commonwealth Dispensary Association Over Lawsuit
January 25, 2021 GMT
FALL RIVER, Mass. (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 25, 2021
Northeast Alternatives (NEA) leadership team released this statement Sunday, January 24, in regards to their decision to withdraw from the Massachusetts Commonwealth Dispensary Association over its lawsuit with the Cannabis Control Commission:
NEA disagrees wholeheartedly with the decision made by the Commonwealth Dispensary Association to sue the Cannabis Control Commission.
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