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NEW BEDFORD - The New Bedford City Council is wasting no time gearing up for next year's implementation of recreational marijuana dispensaries.

FALL RIVER - Governor Charlie Baker acknowledged that he will likely support a measure by the state legislature to delay the opening of recreational marijuana shops Thursday during a visit to Fall River.

BOSTON (AP) - It is now legal in Massachusetts for adults to possess, grow and use limited amounts of recreational marijuana. While the voter-approved law took effect Thursday, it will be at least another year before the state issues retail licenses to sell the drug...

(AP) - Voters have approved a ballot measure making Massachusetts the first state in the eastern U.S. to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. Tuesday's approval marks a major national victory for proponents of legalized marijuana...

The widow of a state trooper killed by a driver who allegedly smoked marijuana before the crash is making an emotional plea against a ballot measure that would legalize recreational marijuana.

The sport of pickleball may be coming to Dartmouth!

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...