Devine Berkshires News Today

Out of four residents who took out nominating papers for a vacant Select Board seat, Ari Zorn is the first to return them signed to Town Hall. He says he

Theory Wellness is partnering with Terrence Stevens to expand his mission of directing pot profits to those whove been harmed by the drug laws of the past.

Terrence Stevens now has a star activist on board as he rolls out a plan to sell his “Gummies with a Mission” and give away most of the revenue. Its

Terrence Stevens partnered with Freshly Baked Co. in Taunton to create his gummies, and Devine Berkshires in South Egremont is selling them. "This is a true success story."

Heidi and Ari Zorn bucked the cannabis establishment. They crowdfunded. They did almost everything themselves. They navigated regulatory slings and arrows. Well, Heidi did most of it.

EGREMONT — Last weeks town election moved Egremont closer to banning several cannabis licenses, but that campaign has another hurdle to clear at the June 8 town meeting. While the Planning Board has drafted a bylaw to regulate cannabis businesses, a vocal group of residents is advocating for the bans, which would go further than the bylaw and effectively prevent additional marijuana retail stores from opening in Egremont. It would also ban cultivator, product manufacturer, craft cooperati...

EGREMONT — Voters opted to ban several cannabis licenses in Egremont, although those proposals still need to garner majority support at next month’s town meeting to take effect. The six cannabis-related ballot questions effectively would prevent any additional retail stores from opening other than the locally owned Devine Berkshires, which already has been approved, and prohibit cultivator, product manufacturer, craft cooperative, delivery operator and transporter licenses in the tow...

EGREMONT — There are no contested races on the ballot at Egremont’s town election Tuesday, but six ballot questions will have voters weigh in on whether to ban a range of cannabis licenses. Voters can cast ballots from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Town Hall, 171 Egremont Plain Rd. Candidates for reelection are Francine Beth Groener (assessor), Stephen L. Cohen (moderator), Mary Ann Brazie (selectman), John Wells (cemetery commissioner), Juliette S. Haas (town clerk), Margaret A. Muskr...

EGREMONT — If you are a marijuana outfit looking to cash in on this little state border town before its cannabis bylaws hit the books, think again. A flock of residents now is armed with a lawyer, waiting. And yes, this is a town in which most residents voted “yes” on the state referendum in 2016 to legalize recreational marijuana. So, what’s the problem? “It was not to make a zoning change to just allow this industry to come in and take over our town,” Rick Ramsay...