Leicester

Worcester will begin negotiations for a host community agreement with four more retail cannabis stores, bringing the total number of retail stores to enter that stage to 13.

GFA is the first to serve the state's recreational marijuana industry, putting the institution at the forefront of a market with tens of millions in sales.

After two months of recreational cannabis sales, Leicester marijuana retailer Cultivate is eyeing growth.

After months of product purchase limits due to a high demand and being one of only two recreational cannabis stores on the East Coast, Cultivate is now allowing customers to purchase up to the state's legal limits during the week.

Starting this fall, students at Becker College in Worcester studying animal care will be able to earn an associate degree in that field and get a bachelor's degree in four years.

New England Treatment Access, one of the first two Massachusetts companies to open a retail marijuana store east of the Mississippi River has been acquired by an Atlanta firm.

The Cannabis Control Commission on Thursday formally requested that the Legislature amend the law to give it the power to review and regulate host community agreements.

Temescal Wellness has won Cannabis Control Commission approval to open shops in Hudson and Pittsfield.

The right to legally go one toke over the line will impact employers.

Worcester will begin negotiating with five additional cannabis retailers, bringing the total in the city seeking state approval to nine.