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Cannabis regulators warn against potentially unsafe marijuana from two companies

Massachusetts cannabis regulators have sounded the alarm over potentially harmful products sold by two marijuana companies, who are both pushing back against the need for the notice and the state’s haphazard testing system.

Framingham cannabis testing lab sues competitors, claiming deceptive practices result in unsafe marijuana products

The 50-page lawsuit claims the actions of the labs has violated state law, intentionally interfered with MCR’s business relations, and led to unjust enrichment. 

Judge tosses 1,733-page appendix filed by fired cannabis chair, seeks prompt resolution to case

"[T]his case has not proceeded with the alacrity one might expect in a matter that carries the level of importance attached to it by the parties and public alike. It is the Court's fervent hope that the case not become further enmired in procedural wrangles that keep it from getting to the merits," Gordon wrote.

CCC suspends whistleblower who brought attention to cannabis agency’s dysfunction

Dube, featured in a WBJ investigation detailing dysfunction and toxicity at the CCC, has been suspended.
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🔒Q&A: Fitchburg firm shares small businesses’ stories

NXT Level Client Experience Manager Kristen Smith has been with NXT Level since day one, helping businesses develop their brands and share their stories through videography, photography, social media, and podcasts.

Movers & Shakers for Jan. 27, 2025

Professionals at ERA Key Realty Services, the Worcester Community Action Council, and Open Sky Community Services are making career moves.

State investigators looking into $20K worth of bets placed on prohibited Belarusian soccer games

When they adopted the catalog of events approved for wagering, commissioners included an explicit prohibition to ban betting on "any sports or sporting event overseen by Russian or Belarusian governing bodies, leagues, events and players," the commission's website says.

Firm managing 2,700+ Central Mass. apartments facing second federal lawsuit over rents

The FTC claims these hidden mandatory fees ranged from tens to hundreds of dollars a month per renter.
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Ernest Sawyer, owner of Northborough candlepin center for 70+ years, dies at 96

Sawyer opened Sawyer’s Bowladrome in 1953 after digging out the building’s basement with a shovel and a wheelbarrow.

Community Legal Aid names second-ever COO

Following the appointment of its first chief operating officer in 2022, Community Legal Aid has promoted attorney Kristen Williams to be the second person to ever hold the C-suite position at the Worcester-based nonprofit.
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