East Boston man arrested after police find 240 grams of fentanyl in home

Your weekly installment of marijuana news [East Boston man arrested after police find 240 grams of fentanyl in home]( An East Boston man is facing a slew of drug charges after police found a stockpile of fentanyl, cocaine, marijuana, psychedelic mushrooms and thousands of dollars in his home, Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden announced Sunday. [Read more →]( [14-year-old boy accused of stealing 30 marijuana products from South Boston pot shop, smashing the front door]( A 14-year-old boy is accused of stealing more than $1,500 in marijuana products from a South Boston pot shop early Monday morning after he allegedly smashed the store’s front door with a large rock, police said. [Read more →]( [Ticker: Gas prices drop in Bay State; CCC names acting executive director]( Gas prices have dropped a nickel in the last week, hitting $3.64 in Massachusetts despite the war in Israel and the decision by OPEC countries earlier this year to ratchet down production. [Read more →]( [Four minority-owned marijuana manufacturers join forces under one roof]( “I’d have to work four jobs to really make it happen any other way. It’s my little hobby and now I can take my dream to market.” [Read more →]( [Battenfeld: Shannon O’Brien’s surprise suspension creates more turmoil in $3 billion pot industry]( O’Brien’s ouster – which sounds permanent and ominous – signals new turmoil ahead for the CCC and the already reeling cannabis industry. [Read more →]( [Up in smoke: Cannabis Commission to meet without suspended chairwoman]( On Thursday, Treasury Secretary Deb Goldberg temporarily removed pot boss Shannon O’Brien from her post just a year after the former gubernatorial candidate took the job steering marijuana policy for the state. [Read more →]( [Pot smell and safety concerns ignite disputes over public smoking]( The debate over public consumption has grown since 23 states and the District of Columbia have legalized adult-use marijuana but with widely varying regulations. [Read more →]( [Pot boss O’Brien apologizes as Massachusetts weed sales hit all-time high]( Cannabis board boss Shannon O’Brien is apologizing for her recent outburst saying she was too blunt in saying the state’s legal weed rollout was in a “crisis.” It came on the same day the commission announced the Bay State has hit a new one-month high in legal weed sales — $136 million in July. [Read more →]( [Editorial: At $181K, Massachusetts pot boss no bargain]( Taxpayers shouldn’t need to watch a career politician prove what we’ve known for a long time — most of the executives in the state could go and we wouldn’t miss them. [Read more →]( [Denver issues ticket, warning letters to unlicensed cannabis hospitality businesses]( Eight businesses received warnings for hosting marijuana-related activities in Denver without the required license, with a separate ticket issued to cannabis lounge Tetra Lounge. [Read more →]( [Marijuana emergency department visits for children, teens have spiked since the pandemic started: CDC]( Marijuana emergency department visits for children, teens and young adults have spiked since the start of the pandemic more than three years ago, according to new data from the CDC. [Read more →]( [Dispensary buys former South Broadway firehouse for $3M]( Wellness Center of the Rockies, also known as The Center, recently purchased a former firehouse at 600 S. Broadway for $3 million. [Read more →]( [denver post logo]( Copyright 2023 The Denver Post. All rights reserved. 5990 Washington Street|Denver, CO 80216 [Unsubscribe](