Milford

As the Cannabis Control Commission continues to review license applications, its executive director on Monday pointed to another factor that could contribute to the slow rollout of the newly-legal industry.

Cultivate Holdings, a Leicester-based medical marijuana dispensary, has been awarded the first provisional retail license from the Cannabis Control Commission.

As it becomes evident that there will be no legal recreational marijuana sales in Massachusetts in early July, advocates behind the 2016 legalization ballot question placed the blame Wednesday on municipalities and the attorney general.

A Leicester medical marijuana shop could be the first to be awarded a retail license from the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission.

With Worcester County poised to be the hot spot for the legal marijuana market, one group hopes to help educate the 16 companies looking to do business in the county.

There will be no legal recreational marijuana sales in Massachusetts on July 1.

State regulators on Tuesday asked the Cannabis Control Commission to prioritize the review of license applications for independent testing labs.

Milford marijuana cultivator Sira Naturals is launching the Sira Accelerator, a program aimed at breaking down those financial and time barriers to entering the legal marijuana market.

The House on Tuesday night passed health care reform legislation that uses $337 million in new assessments to stabilize community hospitals.

Milford-based Sira Naturals has been awarded the state's first recreational marijuana license, allowing it to grow recreational marijuana at its facility in town.