MARIJUANA

Government officials, construction workers and company representatives gathered on Tuesday to break ground on EMBR Dispensary.

Instead, the commission will issue a 37-page report that will lay out a potential model for legalization. But it won’t recommend that it become law.

Massachusetts House and Senate Democrats failed to negotiate a compromise before their holiday break that would send hundreds of millions of dollars to the state's emergency shelters. The spending bill was presented to the Legislature in September.

Shawn Collins is resigning as executive director of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission effective Dec. 4.

At a meeting of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission, regulators shared policy ideas about "social consumption" lounges already open in other states.

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Chairwoman Shannon O'Brien was suspended from her position Thursday by Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, who chose her for the job a year ago, as upheaval continues to collide with the CCC's hefty regulatory and policy responsibilities.

The chairwoman of the Cannabis Control Commission apologized to her fellow commissioners Thursday for unexpectedly announcing the agency's executive director was leaving and that the CCC was in "crisis."

Adults 21 years and older can grow up to three mature and three immature plants at home, with a maximum of up to 12 plants per household.

This latest plan was tailored to satisfy Gov. Chris Sununu, who now says he could support legalization this year.

We have a live in-studio talk and performance with the Young At Heart Chorus and their Director Bob Cillman, reach even further into a recent piece on the the cannabis industry with its author Dusty Christiansen, and enter the Mezcal Thunderdome with indigenous chef Neftalí Durán.