Leicester

Beginning Dec. 23, oversight of the state's medical marijuana program will be transferred from state health officials to state recreational marijuana regulators.

Massachusetts cannabis retailers Cultivate and New England Treatment Access had another high-revenue week last week,

Massachusetts state tax revenue for recreational marijuana sales is forecasted to be between $93 million and $172 million next fiscal year, revenue officials told lawmakers Wednesday.

Adults in Massachusetts have now been able to legally buy marijuana for two weeks, and the path regulators forged to get to that point was the correct one, according to Gov. Charlie Baker.

Worcester could begin awarding host community agreements to up to 11 proposed cannabis retailers this month.

Worcester's only medical marijuana dispensary Good Chemistry has received its final local approval for recreational sales and is eyeing opening its doors for that market in March.

The same managers behind Leicester's Cultivate marijuana retail store are seeking to open a pot shop at a former restaurant on Route 9 in Framingham.

Several cannabis companies in the state -- including the only two open on the East Coast for recreational sales -- have had their Facebook and Instagram accounts deactivated.

Recreational marijuana sales at Leicester cannabis retailer Cultivate have gotten off to a roaring start, but the long lines and traffic caused town residents to voice their frustrations Monday at an emergency town meeting.

For the first week, the stores reported a combined 56,380 products sold and an average of just under $40. Customers are averaging 3.4 products per transaction.