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BOSTON (AP) _ A group seeking to legalize recreational marijuana in Massachusetts says it has collected more than 25,000 signatures as a final step toward securing a spot on the November ballot. Sponsors of ballot initiatives face a Wednesday deadline to submit at least 10,792 signatures of registered voters to city and town clerks around the state...

The Mitchell Administration says it could support the for profit farming of commercial marijuana in New Bedford but not the retail sale of the drug because no neighborhood would benefit from having a pot store. There is a City Council proposal to court  a medical marijuana grow facility that has expressed an interest in opening a distribution dispensary on Acushnet Avenue...

BOSTON (AP) _ Two children's advocates say they oppose a ballot question aimed at legalizing the recreational use of marijuana in Massachusetts.

If 'pot' is legalized for recreational use in Massachusetts, I can't wait to see the TV commercials. On the other hand, the state's sheriff's won't be watching because in a collective voice they all spoke out against a planned question that would legalize the 'recreational' use of weed in the Commonwealth...

BOSTON (AP) _ Police can't pull over drivers just because they detect the smell of marijuana coming from their car. The state's highest court issued the ruling Tuesday in the case of a New Bedford police officer who pulled over a driver in 2012 based on the odor of marijuana coming from the car and without witnessing any traffic violation...

A surprising amount of Americans are admitting to having clocked in at work while high.

State public health officials say 11 medical marijuana dispensaries have been cleared to move forward in Massachusetts. The process has been on hold while the state worked to verify information provided in the applications of 20 companies that were initially cleared for licenses in January...

Colorado has become the first state in the country to adopt final rules for recreational marijuana businesses.