Manufacturing

The legal market is still taking shape nearly four years since voters legalized marijuana in Massachusetts, and rules around home delivery of cannabis and access options for medical patients were at the center of the latest round of push-and-pull on Monday between the industry, medical patients and regulators.

Medical technology company Hologic, headquartered in Marlborough, announced on Monday it is launching a campaign in conjunction with nine-time Grammy winner Sheryl Crow to encourage people to schedule mammograms that were delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The licensing option is a track intended to make it easier for small businesses with less capital to start making sales and earn back their startup costs, but so far licensing has been plagued with the same types of challenges and delay-induced financing issues as much larger license endeavors.

67 Degrees Brewing Co., a microbrewery in Franklin, opened just a month and a half before having to shut down because of COVID-19.

Jack’s Abby Craft Lagers is the latest free agent to be secured by The Boston Celtics, in a four-year deal making the Framingham company the official craft brewer for the team.

Polar Beverages has signed a long-term franchise agreement with Keurig Dr Pepper that will take the Worcester manufacturer, known for its seltzer lines, to a national distribution.

Income from diagnostics products, including coronavirus tests, was nearly enough to keep Marlborough medical device company Hologic from sliding into a revenue drop in the quarter ending June 27.

Boston Scientific saw sales plunge by 24% in the second quarter, a loss of roughly $630 million from the same point a year ago in struggles the Marlborough medical device manufacturer foreshadowed with temporary work schedule reductions and executive pay cuts in the spring.

Illinois cannabis company PharmaCann Inc. opened an adult-use marijuana dispensary at 939 Boston Turnpike in Shrewsbury on Tuesday, according to a press release. It is the first marijuana dispensary in the town.

Founder Andrew Hoffmann spoke with WBJ about what it’s like to run a startup during an international pandemic and elaborated on exactly what he believes ZehnTek, which works a variety of businesses, including manufacturers, can offer the business community.