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Cannabis growers using less than 70% of licensed cultivation space could be downgraded to lower limits

If the Cannabis Control Commission determines that a licensee has sold less than 70% of what the licensee produced during a review period, then the commission may reduce the licensee's maximum canopy to a lower tier, according to a CCC memo.

🔒2026 Economic Forecast: Craft beer & cannabis will struggle to adapt

The past year hasn’t been kind to either the craft beer or cannabis spaces, as a downturn in investor enthusiasm for both sectors and other factors have deterred growth. Despite some hope, headwinds remain.

Ballot initiative to recriminalize recreational cannabis sales receives certification

Massachusetts voters in 2026 could have the chance to repeal adult-use recreational marijuana.

🔒Q&A: My grandmother initially said, ‘Over my dead body.’

Even as the cannabis industry continues to contract in Massachusetts, Southbridge-based Green Meadows has opened a third...
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🔒Q&A: 350 pounds of excitement at Hubbardston alpaca farm

Founded in 2010, Plain View Farm in Hubbardston is the embodiment of Keith Tetreault’s lifelong love of...

🔒Q&A: Farm & wedding venue keeps family legacy alive

The family-owned Farm at SummitWynds in Jefferson, a village within Holden, has weathered decades of change, loss,...

Senate bill would bring sweeping changes to cannabis agency, regulations

Where the House bill sprawls into other areas — such as regulating hemp-derived beverages — the Senate version stays more narrowly focused. 

Cannabis agency reaches $305K settlement with former communications chief, as total spent on employee disputes reaches $1.5M

“The settlement is a public vindication that underscores a toxic culture of retaliation and corruption at the Cannabis Control Commission."
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Acton farm brings home trophy at annual Massachusetts Tomato Contest

It is peak tomato season in Massachusetts and the judges came hungry. Lining up dozens of juicy...

Old Sturbridge Village merges with historic RI farm

Located in the town of Bristol, Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay, Coggeshall Farm Museum is a 48-acre living history museum.
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