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A hiring freeze is in place and the plan for future regulatory work is to be determined at the Cannabis Control Commission, as lawmakers advance a budget its executive director has said is inadequate as well as legislation to entirely restructure the agency.

In addition to considering mergers, local beer firms have begun to explore expanding their offerings to stay competitive.

Athletes Unlimited Softball League is an effort to provide a well-financed league for women’s softball players beyond the college level.

Asked what makes the CCC's existing model unworkable, Mariano said it was a structural problem but gave a conflicted explanation.

Rep. Marcus Vaughn of Wrentham proposed an amendment (#6) to put limits on the potency of legal marijuana products.

The franchise will be operated by Mouhamad Saleem and Kelly Moughal, who operate a variety of fast food restaurants in Worcester and elsewhere on the East Coast.

The House budget committee teed up cannabis legislation Tuesday morning, polling its members on legislation that would downsize the embattled Cannabis Control Commission and address industry pressure points ahead of a Wednesday formal session for the House.

The Boulevard Diner now stands as Central Massachusetts’ sole independently-owned diner operating with any kind of 24-hour model.

Every 36 minutes a Massachusetts hospital worker faces either an act of violence or threat.

Opponents, including Equitable Opportunities Now and the Massachusetts Cannabis Equity Council, have warned that multistate operators are able to spend heavily to increase their market share and that allowing them to grow even more will hurt small and equity-owned businesses.