by Meg Bantle | Apr 13, 2018 | Articles, Columns, News, Newsletter, O Cannabis!
April 20 (4/20) can be an auspicious day for cannabis-related businesses. But this year, some of them will see their bank accounts abruptly closed. Citizens Bank, based in Providence, Rhode Island, informed an unknown number of customers with connections to the...
by Meg Bantle | Apr 2, 2018 | Articles, Columns, News, Newsletter, O Cannabis!
Adult-use cannabis was legalized by Massachusetts voters in 2016, but based on the number of moratoriums and bans that have passed across the state since then, it’s clear that there are still some mixed feelings about cannabis on the local level. “Like every other...
by Meg Bantle | Mar 23, 2018 | Articles, Columns, News, O Cannabis!
The statewide adult-use cannabis regulations are finally in place, but for many small towns the almost-90 pages of regulations aren’t much help when it comes to actual implementation. In Erving, a town with a population of 1,800, planning board members have been...
by Meg Bantle | Mar 23, 2018 | Articles, Columns, News, O Cannabis!
Towns and cities across the commonwealth have already passed marijuana moratoriums and bans as the date that the state can issue business licenses draws closer. Below is a map of moratoriums (in yellow) and bans (in red) in the Pioneer Valley to date. Those cities and...
by Meg Bantle | Mar 16, 2018 | Articles, Columns, News, Newsletter, O Cannabis!
While the humans, are away the pets will play, but if cannabis is in the house, it could be a health risk to your furry friends. Doctor Ellie Shelburne, one of the co-owners of the Northampton Veterinary Clinic, said that cannabis is one of the top 10 toxins she...