The long road to the controversial new cannabis license class.
Cannabis home delivery has been a hot topic in Massachusetts since May 2020, and will likely remain in the news for some time. This controversial new license class has been bandied about like a little white ball at the World Championship of Ping Pong [critical note: the US hasn’t made the list since 2014, when Ilija Lupulesku scored the runner-up position].
The attacks on home delivery won’t stop anytime soon. To properly understand the current state of marijuana home delivery in Mass requires a hard look at the controversies, the players, and their competing (and at times) conflicting interests. In this first installment of a multi-part series, we begin to explore what’s going on, how it might impact the various groups who have a dog in this fight, and what’s behind the controversy.
The Massachusetts law that legalized marijuana for adult-use (recreational purposes) included provisions for social equity and restorative justice; neat-sounding phrases that mean now that pot is legal, let’s not forget those folks who were disproportionately harmed by the War on Drugs. It’s uncomfortable to turn your back on someone who was arrested for possessing or selling a small amount of pot, when organized and well-capitalized business interests are now legally growing and selling the same product in a weed…
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The long road to the controversial new cannabis license class.
Cannabis home delivery has been a hot topic in Massachusetts since May 2020, and will likely remain in the news for some time. This controversial new license class has been bandied about like a little white ball at the World Championship of Ping Pong [critical note: the US hasn’t made the list since 2014, when Ilija Lupulesku scored the runner-up position].
The attacks on home delivery won’t stop anytime soon. To properly understand the current state of marijuana home delivery in Mass requires a hard look at the controversies, the players, and their competing (and at times) conflicting interests. In this first installment of a multi-part series, we begin to explore what’s going on, how it might impact the various groups who have a dog in this fight, and what’s behind the controversy.
The Massachusetts law that legalized marijuana for adult-use (recreational purposes) included provisions for social equity and restorative justice; neat-sounding phrases that mean now that pot is legal, let’s not forget those folks who were disproportionately harmed by the War on Drugs. It’s uncomfortable to turn your back on someone who was arrested for possessing or selling a small amount of pot, when organized and well-capitalized business interests are now legally growing and selling the same product in a weed…