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Expunging criminal records for simple marijuana possession would be the "fastest, easiest, and quickest way" to deal with those convictions, not pardons like President Joe Biden recommended, Gov. Charlie Baker said Tuesday.

After a tedious all-day meeting that stretched the limits of commissioners' and staff's patience, the Gaming Commission failed to find resolution Thursday on any potential timeline for it to roll out legal sports betting. Instead, the commission recessed after 6 p.m. Thursday with a plan to try again on Friday in a meeting being called on an emergency basis.

Another new cannabis dispensary wants to open at 56 Millbrook St. in Worcester. The owners of the building, Joseph Kachuroi and Patrick Murphy, have begun applying for the necessary permit. 

Wayback Burgers, an American cuisine joint headquartered in Connecticut, plans to open a new location in Westborough next year, its second location in Massachusetts.

Worcester Regional Food Hub will be offering dining options from a rotating group of the organization’s food entrepreneurs on the ground floor at 446 Main St., Worcester's Glass Tower skyscraper.

Cannabis Control Commission Chair Shannon O'Brien found her eggs a little hard to swallow last week when she found herself splashed across the front page of the Boston Herald for her former ties to the industry she's now in charge of regulating.

Shortly after Massachusetts residents voted to legalize recreational marijuana for adult use, officials at BayCoast Bank realized there could be a problem.

Talk of CO2 shortages has become commonplace among brewers in Central Massachusetts.

Lighthouse Biz Solutions LLC, the Gardner firm providing financial services for the cannabis industry, has partnered with Tel-Affinity Corp. to help Lighthouse’s clients navigate the rising cost of utilities.