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MRA Business Resource Workshop: Setting Aside Marijuana-Related Adult Criminal Records in Michigan MRA Business Resource Workshop: Setting Aside Marijuana-Related Adult Criminal Records in Michigan May 13, 2021 - The Marijuana Regulatory Agency (MRA) has announced the date, time, and location for its second May Business Resource Workshop hosted by the Social Equity Program and featuring a presentation by representatives from Sozo Companies. The topic of the workshop will be marijuana-related c...

WORCESTER — For owner Ross Bradshaw, New Dia Cannabis Supply Co. is the antithesis of the typical retail marijuana shop. First, it is not backed by a parent company with deep pockets. In fact, the only “parents” involved are Bradshaw’s — particularly his father, Richard, who poured concrete, put up fencing and acted as a general contractor along with his son to get the shop ready. Secondly, it is not vertically integrated, but is what Bradshaw calls “a playground” where more than...

After an outcry from advocates including the Massachusetts Cannabis Business Association (MassCBA), the Commonwealth Dispensary Association announced that it will withdraw its lawsuit seeking to void new Cannabis Control Commission delivery regulations. The Massachusetts Cannabis Business Association (MassCBA), an organization of Massachusetts cannabis-related businesses including cultivators, manufacturers, dispensaries, microbusinesses and ancillary businesses that serve the cannabis industry...

Another significant update to Colorados marijuana code was the creation of a statewide definition of social equity license applicants in the pot industry. Created by a last-minute bill in 2020 after legislators took a pandemic-forced break, the new social equity law created a definition for future statewide licensing programs, as well as a model for local governments to follow. To qualify under this definition, applicants must prove one of following: they or their families were negatively impac...

Adult-use marijuana home delivery presents an exciting opportunity for public safety, equity, local revenue, and collaboration (viewpoint) Updated Dec 20, 2020; By Steven J. Hoffman | Cannabis Control Commission As Massachusetts begins its third year of legal adult-use marijuana sales and after more than one billion dollars in gross sales revenue, the commonwealth has proved it can efficiently regulate a safe and effective cannabis industry. However, the Cannabis Control Commission’s efforts...

TAUNTON — With Tauntons retail marijuana licenses tied up in a lawsuit, there may soon be another way to get recreational marijuana in the city.  Freshly Baked Company — the states first marijuana home delivery service — is on the verge of getting up and running in Taunton. Run by two disabled veterans, the company is expecting to get through the final legal steps in the next few weeks and begin delivery in January. Philip Smith and Jenny Roseman, who have been dating for three years...