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Voters in Freetown have rejected retail marijuana shops.

The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission is still giving convicted drug dealers an Affirmative Action bonus to own a legal pot business.

New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell joins Chris McCarthy for a wide-ranging interview covering topics such as school safety, the recreational marijuana industry, the fishing industry and New Bedford's economic future.

Rep. Pat Haddad (D-Somerset), the Speaker Pro Tem of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, joined The Barry Richard Show Friday afternoon to discuss a number of local issues.

District Attorneys are asking state marijuana regulators to hold off on the licensing of certain types of businesses, including so-called cannabis cafes and home delivery services.

Mayor Jon Mitchell said he's once again pushing for a moratorium on recreational marijuana sales in New Bedford, and more money is needed for anti-gang programs.

With the Attorney General of the United States rescinding the Obama-era "hands off" approach to marijuana, Mayor Jon Mitchell says New Bedford won't alter its plans to allow the industry in the city.

A group that spearheaded legalization of recreational marijuana in Massachusetts is calling Jeff Sessions' decision to rescind a federal policy a ``regressive move.''

Marijuana regulators are expected to sign off on a wide-ranging set of rules for the nascent recreational cannabis industry in Massachusetts.

STATE HOUSE, BOSTON — The Legislature sent its rewrite of the voter-approved legal marijuana bill, with a higher tax rate and less power for voters, to the governor on Thursday, 255 days after about 1.8 million voters put the law on the books...