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Push for flame retardant bill countered by industry call for veto

Gov. Charlie Baker is facing mounting pressure to sign a bill that would ban the use of certain toxic flame retardant chemicals in many products.

Pot retailers Temescal Wellness in Hudson, Pittsfield can open this week

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

Left behind: Minorities are hard to find in the legal pot industry

The industry, which in its infancy relies on companies with ready access to cash, is not very diverse.

Promote diversity in the marijuana industry

With recreational marijuana as the new hot industry in Massachusetts, expected to soon generate up to $1 billion in taxable revenue, it's easy to overlook its illicit past.

New downtown Worcester district seeks to add range of improvements

Worcester is set to roll out the eighth business improvement district in Massachusetts, adding events, signage and "ambassadors" to keep the neighborhood clean and help visitors.

Temescal Wellness gets planning board approval to grow Worcester pot

A multistate operator of cannabis dispensaries has received approval from Worcester's Planning Board to add a retail cultivation component to an existing facility on Southwest Cutoff.

Flavored tobacco now banned in Worcester

Worcester has joined a growing list of Massachusetts cities and towns banning the sale of flavored tobacco.

Many more pot shops on the way, CCC chair says

Cannabis Control Commission Chairman Steven Hoffman said said the CCC is in a "rhythm" now that could result in four to eight new retail stores coming online each month.

New statewide tobacco standards go into effect Monday

Nearly 14 years after Needham became the first town in the country to ban tobacco sales to people under 21, the higher purchase age will kick in across the state on Monday.

Worcester Girl Scouts sell $1.3M building to Leominster developer

A Leominster developer of retail stores and plazas has bought the Worcester headquarters of the Girl Scouts on Gold Star Boulevard.

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