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Eleven cannabis firms in Central Mass. receive $530K from first Social Equity Trust Fund grants

Just as cannabis businesses are gearing up for the holiday known as 4/20, an unofficial celebration of marijuana where dispensaries see some of their largest crowds of the year, eleven companies in Central Massachusetts received $430,000 from the first grants from the Massachusetts Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund.

Following January approval, Auburn steakhouse sold to Town for new firehouse

The Town intends on constructing a three-story firehouse at the location, with room for a future three-story police station at the location as well, according to a presentation made by Auburn Fire Chief Stephen Coleman before the January Town Meeting vote.

Clark changes on-campus dining vendor, as 154 employees offered opportunity to work for new company

This move will see the end of Clark’s relationship with Sodexo, a French company that had provided hospitality services for the school since 2007. 

Cannabis regulators seek input on new municipal equity rules

Cannabis regulators are seeking input on the model bylaw or ordinance that will give cities and towns a way to comply with new minimum municipal equity standards that stem from the 2022 marijuana industry reform law.
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Dost thou drink? Redemption Rock and Hanover Theatre Repertory team up for Shakespeare-inspired beer

Redemption Rock Brewing and The Hanover Theatre Repertory have released a new collaborative beer to celebrate the...

Dispensary employees in Oxford the latest cannabis workers to unionize after 15-3 vote

Employees at the Curaleaf dispensary in Oxford have joined a number of Massachusetts cannabis industry workers who...

Long-awaited hearing over cannabis chair’s suspension postponed

The private meetings, if rescheduled and held, could lead to O'Brien's firing.

New cannabis business association seeks to provide unified voice for industry

As the Massachusetts cannabis industry battles declining cannabis prices, lawsuits, and a number of other growing pains, a new business association has emerged.
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Worcester’s Latin American Health Alliance to split $3M for substance-use work

Worcester nonprofit Latin American Health Alliance is one of 20 BIPOC-led organizations receiving $2.9 million in grants from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to help fund efforts to address substance use in their communities disproportionately affected by increases in overdose. 

Producer of David Ortiz’s cannabis brand in Mass. owes $280K in unpaid rent, lawsuit alleges

A number of lawsuits involving Central Massachusetts cannabis companies have been filed since 2022.
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