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When compared to other legal marijuana states, Massachusetts is far behind.
Worcester could have up to 15 cannabis shops. Western cities of similar size show there could be demand for far more, but the economic impact may not be so noticeable.
Half of Massachusetts cities and towns have enacted or are considering a ban on recreational marijuana businesses, towns like Uxbridge and Athol have gone in the other direction.
The moment the ballot initiative passed in November 2016 allowing for recreational marijuana in Massachusetts, economic development officials across the state should have been sharpening their pencils.
After its first week of adult-use cannabis sales in Worcester, Good Chemistry is no longer requiring those customers to make appointments in order to purchase recreational marijuana.
Midtown Mall has been sold to a Worcester property manager for $4 million.
Recreational cannabis sales in Massachusetts have hit the $100-million mark, according to state cannabis regulators.
Insomnia Cookies, the Philadelphia-based late-night cookie retailer, is opening a store in Kelley Square that will offer cookie delivery until 3 a.m.
Colorado-based Good Chemistry will become the first to offer recreational marijuana sales in the city on Wednesday.
The Girl Scouts of Central & Western Massachusetts have opened its new 7,400 square-foot Worcester headquarters.
Though key votes have already been approved, the Worcester City Council has more votes upcoming on costs to build a ballpark for the Pawtucket Red Sox.
Bookstores are making a comeback across the country, with the New York-based American Booksellers Association seeing a 50% rise in the past decade in the number of its member locations.
International travel has been a major aspect of nearly all of Tara McRae's career.
This year could be big for Swati Elavia and Monsoon Kitchens as her company zeros in on a new sales record.
The Worcester Planning Board has now signed off on three recreational cannabis retail stores in the city, after approving two more earlier this week.
Worcester and Boston developer Madison Properties have officially announced changes to the plans: a five-story office building in left field to take the place of a planned hotel.