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What Can Colorado Teach Mass. About Retail Pot Sales?

A jar of marijuana buds for sale inside the River Rock dispensary in Denver, Colorado.
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A jar of marijuana buds for sale inside the River Rock dispensary in Denver.

Massachusetts regulators are now preparing the state for retail sales of marijuana. Governor Charlie Baker last week signed a bill into law making changes to the voter-approved measure legalizing marijuana for recreational use. 

To figure out what's ahead for Massachusetts, the Berkshire Eagle's Larry Parnass headed to Colorado, which went through all of this a few years ago. We talked to Larry last week when he returned from his trip, and asked him who's making money off the industry in Colorado.

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Kari Njiiri is a senior reporter and longtime host and producer of "Jazz Safari," a musical journey through the jazz world and beyond, broadcast Saturday nights on NEPM Radio. He's also the local host of NPR’s "All Things Considered."
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