Legalized Sea Foods: New England-based chain launches marijuana-themed marketing campaign

Legal Sea Foods launches marijuana-themed marketing campaign

Legal Sea Foods is launching a new marijuana-themed campaign with a series of television ads, each filled with pot puns. (Courtesy of Legal Sea Foods)

Marijuana ‘bud bars’ up the ante for driver law update

Stoned driving needs to be taken much more seriously than it has been so far.

Elizabeth Warren’s criminal justice plan involves legalizing marijuana and safe injection sites

Legalizing marijuana, granting clemency to people convicted of drug offenses, and investing in harm reduction programs such as safe injection sites are part of a criminal justice reform plan that Senator Elizabeth Warren released Tuesday.

Bernie Sanders announces plan that would legalize marijuana

50 pot plants found inside vacant Walpole gas station

The number of calls to the state’s poison control center about children 5 and younger ingesting marijuana has nearly tripled.

Across the country

Marijuana brownies, gummies, and chocolates ending up in toddlers’ hands

Warren's plan to hold the US government accountable for following through on its obligations to Native American tribes includes ensuring that tribal marijuana programs are protected against federal intervention.

Officials seize marijuana mixed with jalapeño peppers

Three Massachusetts women were arrested in upstate New York this week for allegedly trying to smuggle marijuana they had legally purchased in Canada into the United States.

Marijuana taxes differ in legalized states, complicating projections

As more states experiment with legalizing marijuana, tax revenue continues to be a driving factor across the country, even as states differ in their approaches for taxing pot and their expectations for the amount of money that can be made.

New England

Your marijuana delivery is here — now smile for the body cam

Critics are raising privacy concerns about proposed state regulations that could see cannabis consumers filmed inside their own homes by drivers wearing police-style body cameras.

No eating, no drinking, and now, no marijuana before surgery, doctors say

Cannabis consumers often need higher doses of anesthesia to become sedated and stay unconscious, which could increase the risks of complications, doctors say.

Marijuana getaways in Massachusetts: Where to buy pot and stay the weekend

If you find yourself traveling to a town you know next to nothing about, fear not: We scoped out what to do, where to stay, and where to eat.

50 pot plants found inside vacant Walpole gas station

Police Chief John F. Carmichael Jr. confirmed the startling discovery Tuesday in a Twitter post.

Kids’ ills underscore the dangerous folly of marketing pot edibles

“As the saying goes, ‘What could possibly go wrong?’ Well, we’re seeing exactly what can go wrong.”

This Week in Weed

Officials: Don’t get high on a boat

A sailboat floating off the coast on a hot, breezy summer day might sound like a perfect place to enjoy some marijuana. But state and federal officials are warning would-be stoned boaters to think twice before lighting up a joint at sea.

Nation

Marijuana taxes differ in legalized states, complicating projections

As more states experiment with legalizing marijuana, tax revenue continues to be a driving factor across the country, even as states differ in their approaches for taxing pot and their expectations for the amount of money that can be made.

World

Investors run out of patience on pot profits

It’s the busiest week of the quarter for cannabis earnings, and investors appear prepared to generously reward companies that show they can turn a profit and punish those that don’t.

The essential guide to buying and consuming pot in Massachusetts

These are the most common questions marijuana budtenders get asked

Here are the recreational marijuana shops open in Massachusetts

The hidden titans of pot

Massachusetts legalized the sale of recreational marijuana with the ambition to be different — and better. But two years since the law went into effect, troubling signs loom. This three-part series uncovers stealth moves by large investors poised to dominate this nascent industry and outmaneuver regulators.

These companies test the limits — and brag about it

No firm is allowed to own or control more than three recreational marijuana stores. But two companies — Sea Hunter and Acreage — are testing the limits.

Inside one battle that could change the marijuana industry

The race to open Mattapan Square’s first pot shop raises questions about trust and who gets to cash in.

For sale in the pot industry: political influence

Marijuana may be the hot, new retail business in town, but it largely plays by the old political rules.

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Eight takeaways from the Spotlight series on the state’s burgeoning marijuana industry

Marijuana company’s expansion plans test Mass. law

Massachusetts marijuana regulators investigating whether companies violated license limits

Beyond Massachusetts, states struggle to limit marijuana behemoths

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Marijuana ‘bud bars’ up the ante for driver law update
Stoned driving needs to be taken much more seriously than it has been so far.

Fate of legalized marijuana in Connecticut remains hazy
After coming close this year, Connecticut lawmakers have yet to decide when to make another attempt at legalizing and taxing recreational marijuana.

Marijuana brownies, gummies, and chocolates ending up in toddlers’ hands
Since the first recreational marijuana shops opened last November, the number of calls to the state’s poison control center about children 5 and younger ingesting marijuana has nearly tripled.

Roslindale man arrested after police allegedly find about 16 pounds of pot in his car
A Roslindale man was arrested Wednesday in Dedham after police pulled him over and said they found about 16 pounds of marijuana in the car he was driving.

Barney Frank, author of 1972 marijuana bill, tells CCC: “I told you so”
“You can see I am getting old, but there is one thing that I have found improves with age and that is the pleasure of being able to say, ‘I told you so,’” former Congressman Barney Frank told the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission at a public hearing Wednesday.

Your marijuana delivery is here — now smile for the body cam
Critics are raising privacy concerns about proposed state regulations that could see cannabis consumers filmed inside their own homes by drivers wearing police-style body cameras.

State launches TV ads to discourage residents from driving impaired
In the wake of recreational marijuana being legalized, the state launched a television ad campaign Wednesday to discourage residents from driving impaired.

Scent of unburnt marijuana exclusively is not grounds to search warehouse, SJC rules
The smell of unburnt marijuana alone is not probable cause to search a warehouse in Massachusetts, unless other evidence points to illegal activity that could be going on there, the state’s Supreme Judicial Court wrote in a ruling Monday.

Court rejects appeal of Connecticut man convicted in marijuana deal killing
A Connecticut court has rejected the appeal of a New Haven man who is serving a 55-year prison sentence for killing another man during what was supposed to be a marijuana deal.

Plan to catch stoned drivers risks punishing innocent people, critics say
In the absence of a pot “breathalyzer,” Governor Charlie Baker supports expanding a controversial program that relies largely on police observations.

Farmers ditch soybeans for weed’s cousin, hemp
Some American farmers suffering under the weight of the US-China trade war are trying to mitigate losses by turning to the latest craze in cash crops: hemp.

Boston ZBA chair blasts City Council for ‘posturing’ in fight over marijuana buffer rule
The City Council won’t confirm seven appointees to the shorthanded Zoning Board of Appeals until the candidates declare their stances on the city’s marijuana buffer rule.

Massachusetts marijuana regulators hit Curaleaf with record $250,000 fine
The punishment by the state Cannabis Control Commission comes after the conglomerate completed a merger without first receiving permission.

Three Mass. women arrested for trying to cross US-Canada border with legally purchased marijuana
In a stark reminder that marijuana is still legally risky in some parts of the United States, three Massachusetts women were arrested in upstate New York this week for allegedly trying to smuggle marijuana they had legally purchased in Canada into the United States.

Fall River mayor draws heat over granting marijuana approvals to girlfriend’s brother
City councilors and a government watchdog group said Mayor Jasiel Correia II’s decision was improper and he should have recused himself.

First Nantucket pot shop to open this weekend
Nantucket’s first recreational marijuana shop will open this weekend, the state’s first retail outlet selling legal pot off Massachusetts’ mainland.

Two Mass. men allegedly tried to rob an accused Maine pot dealer in a hot tub
One of the suspects hatched a plan to rob the victim after his own drug business took a hit when he lost a large amount of cocaine, legal filings allege.

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These are the most common questions marijuana budtenders get asked
We recently caught up with three budtenders for some of their weed wisdom.

GLOBE MAGAZINE
Here are the recreational marijuana shops open in Massachusetts
Here’s everything you need to know about the state’s recreational marijuana stores.

GLOBE MAGAZINE
The essential guide to buying and consuming pot in Massachusetts
Curious about legal weed but feeling a little intimidated about visiting a retail outlet? Our handy guide answers all of your questions so you can stock up with confidence.

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Are recreational marijuana shops preparing to open in your town? Check our maps

Data released by the Cannabis Control Commission show where marijuana operators have set up shop and where they hope to.

All 2020 presidential candidates now support marijuana legalization efforts — even the Republicans

Bill Clinton “didn’t inhale” marijuana, and it was Obama’s “mistake,” but now all 12 official Democratic candidates told the Globe they support full nationwide legalization, Canada-style.