O, Cannabis! How to Taste the Nuances of Marijuana Like a Pro
Now that marijuana is legal, the perception of the drug is changing. We’re on the road of cannabis no longer being thought of as some seedy contraband in a sandwich bag tossed through a car window to...
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Growing Your Own Weed In Massachusetts: A How-To Guide
With Memorial Day weekend on the horizon, many people with green thumbs are preparing to put their saplings and seeds into the ground — the beginnings of this season’s garden. It’s usually the same old...
View ArticleO Cannabis: Getting Into The Weeds Of Massachusetts’ Pot Bill
We’re no Nevada, but last week Massachusetts took two rippin’ steps toward weed legalization and protection in the state. First the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a business cannot...
View ArticleO, Cannabis: Getting Into The Weeds On Massachusetts’ Pot Bill
We’re no Nevada, but last week Massachusetts took two rippin’ steps toward weed legalization and protection in the state. First the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled that a business cannot...
View ArticleO Cannabis! : Puff Or Pass? Best and Worst Rolling Papers for Your Weed
Rolling papers and Rodney Dangerfield have long had a lot in common: they didn’t get no respect. But as marijuana’s cultural cachet has risen, so too have the quality and variety of smoking equipment....
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O Cannabis: A How-To Guide to Harvesting Weed
You can smell fall in the air — and in Massachusetts the aroma is a lot danker than usual. This October will mark the first major outdoor weed harvest since people ages 21 and up were given the green...
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O Cannabis: Hey Pilgrim, How Was Your First Weed Harvest?
The harvest is in and I can’t believe the results. My husband and I didn’t weigh our cannabis haul from our home garden, but we were able to fill a bunch of regular-size salsa jars with marijuana. This...
View ArticleO, Cannabis: The Benefits of Topical Weed
To start, an introduction. My name’s Meg, I’m a writer, a farmer, a gardener, a joker, a midnight … I’m the new cannabis columnist. Massachusetts is in the middle of its cannabis revolution and I don’t...
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A Cannabis Cafe Could be Coming to Easthampton with New State Regulations
Karima Rizk in her home in Easthampton. Last week I sat down with Karima Rizk for a cup of coffee in her kitchen in Easthampton to discuss her new business, Cafe Vert. The coffee was like many other...
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Cannabis Consultant Ezra Parzybok Talks Marijuana as Medicine in New Book
Ezra Parzybok says his book aims to clear up confusion about medical marijuana. As its medical uses evolve and marijuana becomes legally available for recreation in Massachusetts, an area cannabis...
View ArticleO Cannabis: Time to Get Growing
Bay Staters are still waiting for finalized regulations for the commercial recreational marijuana industry in Massachusetts, but the regulations around adult recreational use for individuals were...
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So … Is Pot Legal or Not in Massachusetts?
Despite the support for the legalization of recreational marijuana in Massachusetts, Attorney General Jeff Sessions sent out a federal memo this month that makes the future of cannabis in Massachusetts...
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Too High to Drive? New App Allows Marijuana Users to Test Their Impairment Level
Despite the legalization of recreational cannabis use for adults in Massachusetts over a year ago, there is still no standard of measure or device to test people behind the wheel for marijuana...
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O Cannabis: How to use marijuana at home without smoking it
As recreational and medical marijuana legalization laws continue to pass state by state, more and more people are curious about cannabis. As different people are willing to try cannabis for recreation...
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O Cannabis: Questions at Greenfield Cannabis Control Commission Meeting Run...
Franklin County has a rich agricultural history, so it was no surprise that several different farmers spoke at the public forum hosted by the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) in Greenfield. The forum,...
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O: Cannabis: ‘Little pieces of art’ — the magic of making professional edibles
Algebra and edibles do not usually mix, but for Mark Wikar one is absolutely essential for creating the other. Even though his background is as a pastry chef, Wikar now uses a lot of math to create...
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O Cannabis: CCC finalizes cannabis regulations, weed cafes don’t make the cut
Meg Bantle Cannabis regulations were finally finalized on March 6 and Massachusetts marijuana enthusiasts have a lot to look forward to in 2018. Medical marijuana patients will be protected from...
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O, Cannabis! Craft marijuana co-ops in the Valley?
Photo by Marty Dagoberto. A workshop in December 2017 co-hosted by NOFA Mass called “Cannabis on the farm.” The Pioneer Valley has a rich agricultural history and is home to many famous products,...
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O Cannabis: Pot and Pets, THC a No-No but CBD Shows Promise
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...
View ArticleO’ Cannabis!: An interactive map of marijuana moratoriums and bans in Pioneer...
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...
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