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By SAMUEL GELINAS

PLAINFIELD — Michigan native, former Mandarin and economics double major and experienced marijuana cultivator Daniel Till introduced himself to Plainfield last week shortly after buying 45 acres in town for a proposed outdoor marijuana cultivation business.

By COLIN A. YOUNG

The House approved a significant overhaul of marijuana oversight in Massachusetts on Wednesday, passing a bill that would downsize and reorient the scandal-hounded Cannabis Control Commission that has kept tabs on the legal industry since it launched almost eight years ago.

By COLIN A. YOUNG

BOSTON — One representative called it a “wonderful, reefer-smelling bag” and another worried a drug-sniffing dog might alert to him at the airport later as he passed the bundle of products down the Cannabis Policy Committee dais.

By SAMUEL GELINAS

BOSTON — Eight months after she started working in a Holyoke marijuana cultivation facility in 2021, 27-year-old Lorna McMurrey died from an asthma attack after inhaling ground cannabis dust while on the job — a death that drew national attention as it was the first to be traced to dust and mold deposits found within marijuana workspaces.

By ANTHONY CAMMALLERI

GREENFIELD — The Cannabis Control Commission, the state’s regulatory body for marijuana products, said it will continue to raise its standards for testing after cannabis contaminated with mold and mildew was reported in more than 20 dispensaries, including those in Northampton, Easthampton, Greenfield and Montague.

By CAROLYN BROWN

The Easthampton-based cannabis manufacturer Wemelco Industries has seen notable growth in its first few years of operation — which is ironic, considering one of the only things it doesn’t do with cannabis is grow it.

By CHRIS LARABEE

WHATELY — Residents will soon have an opportunity to provide input on a proposed marijuana manufacturing bylaw amendment put forward by Debilitating Medical Condition Treatment Centers (DMCTC).

By CHRIS LARABEE

SUNDERLAND – With a special permit amendment, a retail cannabis dispensary’s plans to open early next year at 267 Amherst Road are moving along. Altai Alternative Care Inc. received unanimous approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals on Oct. 23 to...

By CAROLYN BROWN

A local chef is bringing a new meaning to the phrase “getting baked.”Chef Matthew Brehm is the owner of Upscale Cannabis Wine Dinners, which provides catered brunches and dinners with weed-infused dishes. He operates out of western Massachusetts, but...

By SAMUEL GELINAS

PLAINFIELD — A marijuana cultivator that opened on Broom Street in 2018 is behind on property taxes in the amount of $56,458, prompting the town this week to unanimously vote not to renew the business’s host community agreement.Additionally, the town...

By MAX BOWEN

November 2018 was a momentous time for Massachusetts. That’s when the state officially opened the retail marijuana business, some two years after voters said they were cool with recreational cannabis sales by overwhelmingly approving a ballot...

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL 

NORTHAMPTON — A planned Community Resilience Hub in the works since 2019 may finally have a building to host it.Mayor Gina-Louise Sciarra announced Friday that the city has executed an option to purchase the former First Baptist Church building,...

By BERA DUNAU

NORTHAMPTON — Cafe Balagan, the Main Street coffee shop associated with the Balagan Cannabis dispensary next door, is opening its doors for late-night service beginning Friday.Rachael Workman, one of the owners of Cafe Balagan and Balagan Cannabis,...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HOLYOKE — A cannabis business which runs the dispensary Holyoke Cannabis at 380 Dwight St. is suing its landlord in a dispute over how deliveries are made to the building.In the lawsuit, Holyoke 420 LLC has alleges that Holyoke-based AACO Realty Corp....

By EMILY THURLOW

EASTHAMPTON — Cannabis consumers have access to another adult-use retail shop on Northampton Street as Fyre Ants has officially opened its doors in a former car dealership.The city’s fifth cannabis retailer to open for business marked the occasion...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

NORTHAMPTON — A marijuana cultivation and manufacturing facility located in Monson and owned by cannabis giant Holistic Industries experienced a widespread mold infestation earlier this year, according to documents reviewed by the Gazette.An...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

HOLYOKE — The Paper City continues to draw attention from cannabis companies embracing the city’s new status as “Rolling Paper City.” Earlier this month, Colebrook Realty Services announced that the national cannabis grower and retailer Green Thumb...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

MONSON — The roar of ventilation fans filled a massive, brightly lit grow room on Friday as Matt Iarussi walked down a narrow path, pungent plants with names like Tropicanna Haze and Limefire Skunk surrounding him.“Consistency is the key,” Iarussi...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

NORTHAMPTON — A small crowd gathered on Ladd Avenue Tuesday afternoon to welcome a new occupant to the neighborhood’s empty, former gun-manufacturing facility: a marijuana cultivator.“It has been years in the making,” said Charlotte Hanna, founder of...

By DUSTY CHRISTENSEN

NORTHAMPTON — New England Treatment Access, the Massachusetts marijuana company whose Northampton store was one of the state’s first two recreational dispensaries, has been sold to a cannabis company with a growing national footprint.Surterra...

By SARAH GARDNER

NORTHAMPTON — No community in Hampshire or Franklin counties would be allowed to ban recreational marijuana facilities without an affirmative vote by referendum.A bill approved by the Legislature last week and awaiting Gov. Charlie Baker’s signature...