Maura Healey

In a significant move towards exploring alternative therapies for mental health treatment, and days before FDA new rejection of MDMA-assisted therapies, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has signed the Honoring, Empowering and Recognizing Our Service Members and Veterans (HERO) Act into law. As...

The Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General, Jeffrey S. Shapiro, sent a letter to the state legislature calling for the correction of the poor governance structure of the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC). "The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) conducted a limited review of the CCC's...

Expanded Medical Marijuana Tax Holiday In D.C. Washington, D.C., is enhancing its medical marijuana program by extending the tax holiday from April 15 through April 28, in honor of the 4/20 holiday. This initiative aims to boost transactions at dispensaries with a tax rate usually set at 6%....

The Massachusetts Council approved Governor Maura Healey’s historic proposal for a mass pardon, aimed at absolving thousands of individuals convicted for simple cannabis possession. This decision, aligning with the Governor’s commitment to fairness and equity, reflects a significant...

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey (D) announced on Wednesday she is pardoning all people convicted of simple cannabis possession at the state level, reported NBC Boston. The move, approved by the governor’s council, comes on the heels of President Joe Biden's State of the Union speech,...

Provincetown, Massachusetts has become the seventh municipality to join the growing movement towards decriminalizing psychedelic plants and fungi. In a significant policy shift, the Provincetown Select Board voted this week to deprioritize arrests and prosecutions for activities involving these...

A week after President Joe Biden called on the nation's governors to pardon state-level cannabis possession convictions Governor Charlie Baker said no thanks, he'd stick with Massachusett's current system. Why? Baker, who initially declined to say what he would do during...

Thomas Daschle, (D-SD) who served as the Senate Majority Leader from 2001 to 2003 and in the Senate from 1987-2005 is now a co-chair for the Coalition for Cannabis Policy, Education and Regulation. In an opinion piece for The Hill, Daschle shared the...

The 2022 gubernatorial race is heating up and candidates are jockeying for power, so naturally, cannabis is in the mix. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey (D), who became the frontrunner for governor after Sonia Chang-Díaz ended her campaign in June, seems to be...