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Somerville Attorney Arrested For Allegedly Bribing Local Police Chief Somerville Attorney Arrested For Allegedly Bribing Local Police Chief
Somerville Attorney Arrested For Allegedly Bribing Local Police Chief An attorney from Somerville has been arrested for allegedly bribing a local police chief to get approval for a marijuana dispensary, the US Attorney's Office for Massachusetts said.  Sean O'Donovan, age 54, allegedly tried bribing Medford's police chief with $25,000 to secure the approval of a recreational marijuana dispensary for one of his clients, the office reports. The client apparently enlisted O'Donovan to help them obtain a Host Community Agreement (HCA), as required under Massachusetts law, with the City of Medford in 2018. In addition, the City of Medford…

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by David Cifarelli
Business
Second Marijuana Establishment Pitched To Webster Second Marijuana Establishment Pitched To Webster
Second Marijuana Establishment Pitched To Webster A retail marijuana dispensary is being proposed for Webster. Developers are seeking to put an adult-use marijuana establishment at 4 Town Forest Road, Unit A, in Webster. A community outreach meeting on the proposed pot shop will be held on Oct. 15, 6 p.m. at 4 Town Forest Road. The meeting will be held outside, rain, or shine. Webster has one marijuana establishment in town: Curaleaf, which does cultivation and manufacturing of marijuana products. Munro Associates is the only other company that has applied for a marijuana establishment license in Webster. Munro is owned by Somerset re…

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by Kristin Palpini
News
Pot Shop Hit With $120K Fine For Selling Dirty 'Star Dawg' Pot Shop Hit With $120K Fine For Selling Dirty 'Star Dawg'
Pot Shop Hit With $120K Fine For Selling Dirty 'Star Dawg' Marijuana dispensary Revolutionary Clinics of Fitchburg has been hit with a $120,000 fine for violating state law around the quality of weed vaporizer cartridges. Revolutionary Clinics sold vaporizer cartridges  - infused with a Star Dawg strain of cannabis - that failed laboratory testing, on Dec. 24, 2018, and Feb. 26, 2019, according to a June letter of enforcement from the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission. The cartridges failed because they contained too much ethanol, the CCC said.  The letter cited the dispensary on three violations of the state's cannabis laws.…

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by Kristin Palpini
Business
New Pot Shop Opens In Shrewsbury - Second Dispensary Opening Soon New Pot Shop Opens In Shrewsbury - Second Dispensary Opening Soon
New Pot Shop Opens In Shrewsbury - Second Dispensary Opening Soon A new marijuana dispensary opened this week in Shrewsbury. Verilife is a recreational facility that opened July 28 at 939 Boston Turnpike. A medical marijuana dispensary, The Botanist, is slated to open soon at 235 Hartford Turnpike. The launch date is yet to be set.  Planned hours are seven days a week, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Due to COVID-19 concerns, sales are by appointment only through Aug. 11. Patrons are encouraged to shop online and pick up marijuana at the store. Most Massachusetts dispensaries are requiring customers to order online and pick up their purchases later the sam…

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by Kristin Palpini
Business
Marijuana Dispensary NETA Accused Of Using Union-Busting Tactics Against Employees Marijuana Dispensary NETA Accused Of Using Union-Busting Tactics Against Employees
Marijuana Dispensary Neta Accused Of Using Union-Busting Tactics Against Employees Marijuana dispensary NETA has been accused of quashing employee efforts to unionize at its Brookline and Franklin facilities. Over the last two months, the UFCW Local 1445 (United Food and Commercial Workers) labor union has filed a host of federal complaints alleging that employees have been fired or threatened over collective bargaining efforts at two of the facilities owned by NETA - New England Treatment Access, according to the Boston Business Journal. NETA has denied the complaints. “We support everyone’s right to join or not join a union, but because NETA already offers progressiv…

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by Kristin Palpini