recreational marijuana

Boston (AP) - After a week of sharp divisions and heated rhetoric over the future of the Massachusetts' recreational marijuana law, it's now up to a conference committee of six legislators to try and sort everything out. The panel will try over the next week to resolve differences between a House bill that infuriated pro-marijuana activists by proposing a major overhaul of the voter-approved law,

The chairman of New Bedford's committee designed to help the city implement the sale of recreational marijuana thinks the proposed bill to raise the taxes on pot sales from 12 percent to 28 percent should go up in smoke. "This just kind of spits in the face of democracy," New Bedford City Councillor Ian Abreu, chair of the council's Committee on Licensing and Zoning of Cannabis, said of

A bill that makes major changes to the voter-approved recreational marijuana bill, including higher taxes and more control for local officials over pot shops, has advanced out of a joint legislative committee, although not without controversy...

Beacon Compassion Ceter will be hosting an informational meeting at the New Bedford Inn & Suites at 500 Hathaway Road on Thursday evening from 7-9 p.m. to address concerns of the community. Steve Angelo, Executive Director of Beacon Compassion Center, told WBSM's Brian Thomas he feels it is important for Beacon to hold meetings in the ward, close to the future site of the facility in the forme

He's the long time Executive Director of the Realtor Association of Southeastern Massachusetts, formerly known as the Southeastern Mass Association of Realtors. As an exclusive to Brian's Beat, Paul Chasse announced he's a candidate for Ward 5 New Bedford City Council...

BOSTON (AP) - Recreational marijuana may be legal for adults in Massachusetts but who ultimately will be in charge of regulating and enforcing the new law remains the subject of behind-the-scenes maneuvering on Beacon Hill. A legislative committee created to review and potentially make revisions in the voter-approved measure plans to hold its final hearing at the Statehouse on Monday and deliver r

NEW BEDFORD - The City Council's Special Committee on Licensing & Zoning for Cannabis met for the first time Monday evening at City Hall to hear comments and concerns from both sides of the legalization legislation.

Ward 6 Councilor Joseph Lopes was unanimously elected the New Bedford City Council's 2017 president during an organizational meeting Monday evening.

Senator Michael Rodrigues (D) of the 1st Bristol and Plymouth District appeared on WBSM's "The Barry Richard Show" on Tuesday to discuss a variety of topics relating to the new session of the state congress, including state lawmakers' decision to push back the sale of recreational marijuana six months, to July of 2018...

BOSTON (AP) _ Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has signed a bill aimed at delaying the opening of marijuana shops by six months. An aide to the Republican said Baker shares the desire of state lawmakers to thoroughly prepare for launching a new industry aimed at distributing a controlled substance...