Leicester

he first day of recreational cannabis sales in Massachusetts brought in $440,011 in total sales to the two businesses opening last week, including Cultivate in Leicester.

It was all hands on deck in Leicester as marijuana dispensary Cultivate opened at 8 a.m. Nov. 20 to thousands of consumers who had been anticipating the rollout of the state's legal marijuana industry for more than two years.

Good Chemistry in Worcester received a provision license from state cannabis regulators the same day as the first two adult-use stores opened.

Uber riders will receive an email on Tuesday morning from the transportation company and Mother's Against Drunk Driving reminding them that driving while high is dangerous.

The first legally purchased marijuana east of the Mississippi River was an eighth of Jack Herer and two pre-rolls for Uxbridge resident and Iraq War veteran Stephen Mandile.

It's going to be all hands on deck in Leicester as marijuana dispensary Cultivate will open at 8 a.m. in anticipation of thousands of customers waiting for this moment for more than two years.

Recreational marijuana sales will begin on Tuesday, and Leicester-based Cultivate Holdings will be one of two adult-use retail locations open for business east of the Mississippi River.

Two laboratories have been approved by the Cannabis Control Commission to begin testing marijuana, another milestone in the soon-to-come legal recreational marijuana retail market.

Massachusetts regulators want to keep a close eye on the types of marijuana products that will be for sale to adults once marijuana retailers open and whether those products might appeal to children.

Marijuana regulators could issue another six so-called final licenses for marijuana businesses, but the retailers who have already been given final approval still have not pinned down when they will open to customers.