Local rule is undermining Massachusetts’ attempt to create equity in the cannabis industry
By NATALIE FERTIG, Politico Published on 3/06/2020 07:33 AM EST BOSTON — Massachusetts was the first state to create a program to diversify the cannabis industry, in hopes that legalization wouldn’t only benefit already-wealthy white men. So far, it hasn’t worked. Massachusetts identified 122 women, minorities and veterans who should have gotten first crack when […]
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Pot business booming in Williamstown, Mass.
By Scott Stafford, The Berkshire Eagle Published on Jan 10, 2020 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — During its first nine months of business, the first retail pot shop in North County attracted more than 50,000 customers from all walks of life. “People often ask us what types of people come into our shop and the answer is, […]
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Starting from scratch: Here’s how three entrepreneurs are building a marijuana business from the ground up
By Shira Schoenberg | sschoenberg@repub.com Published on Dec. 04, 2019, 5:00 a.m. They are a New England-based land use lawyer, an athlete-turned-gym sock entrepreneur, and a marijuana grower. Now, they are budding marijuana entrepreneurs with one store open and two more on the way. Josh Silver, Brendan McKee and Josh Ferranto, the owners of Silver […]
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Williamstown Welcomes Its First Recreational Marijuana Retailer
By Josh Landes, WAMC Northeast Public Radio Published on April 24, 2019 at 5:26 PM EDT The first recreational marijuana retailer in northern Berkshire County opened today. A small storefront at 238 Main Street in Williamstown made history for the area as Silver Therapeutics CFO Brendan McKee opened the doors at 10 a.m. A handful […]
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