recreational marijuana

BOSTON -- While hundreds braved the cold rain and snow Tuesday for the chance to legally buy marijuana, the Cannabis Control Commission was back to work processing more than a dozen additional cannabis business applications as it continues to ramp up the industry...

Local farmers are missing out on marijuana revenues.

The New Bedford City Council voted on Thursday to adopt the zoning map for marijuana establishments in the city during its first of two readings on the issue.

The Committee on Ordinances unanimously voted on Monday night to pass the zoning ordinance for marijuana dispensaries in the city to the full City Council for a second reading.

The New Bedford City Council voted to refer letters from Attorney Edward J. Sylvia Jr. to committee regarding the location of a retail marijuana dispensary in the north end.

It has been 587 days since Massachusetts voted to legalize the use and sale of recreational marijuana. The first pot shops in the state will be allowed to open their doors in July.

City Council voted unanimously on Thursday to refer the proposed zoning ordinance for recreational marijuana in the city to committee and the Planning Board.

Trash, marijuana and retail development were the big topics of the day, as New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell made his weekly appearance on WBSM Wednesday.

The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission received five applications for recreational marijuana licenses in both Bristol and Plymouth counties.

City Council unanimously voted to grant permission to ARL Healthcare Inc. to cultivate and manufacture recreational marijuana in New Bedford.