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BOSTON – Recreational marijuana sales have soared in 2021 as Massachusetts emerges from the pandemic, however business complications in the industry have remained stagnant.Massachusetts legalized marijuana in 2016, becoming the seventh state to do so....
Guess i don't assume or expect anyone to read 2700 pages while you were sleeping. but do you have a sense of what you think of the bill now that you have the text in hand? will you be throwing your support behind it? >> um, i'm a afraid that some of the crit changes that i wanted to see didn't get made. i don't know until we review the text. i sought out to bring us into the 21st century with transportation. this looks like a status quo bill. we can't perpetuate that. we have to deal with climate change and transportation is the largest emitter. my bill deals with it, for severe weather rise a...
As a business with a deep connection to its community, Berkshire Roots is dedicated to giving back. Its community engagement efforts are extensive, supporting everything from small local charities to national organizations. To highlight these efforts, The Berkshire Eagle recently spoke with Holly Alberti, Sr. Marketing Director, and Lijuan Toma, Community Outreach Manager, about Berkshire Rootsâ strong dedication to community service. Q What does community engagement mean to Berkshire Roots? âWe love working with the local community! It makes my heart sing when we can see the impact...
This article by Robert Hoban was originally published on Forbes and appears here with permission. What happens when a movement becomes an industry? That’s precisely what’s playing out every day in the commercial regulated cannabis market. It’s important to consider how the cannabis industry has a more profound burden and responsibility to social equity than other industries. meaningfully, in this burgeoning industry. Take the requirement in most early legal marijuana states that commercial cannabis growers get “married” to cannabis retailers. It’s often said that “plant people...