Cannabis control board sets marijuana delivery and social consumption rules
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, SEPT. 24, 2019.....Home delivery of marijuana and the idea of establishments where adults could use marijuana together in a social setting cleared their final regulatory hurdles...
View ArticleVape ban could cause people to use dangerous products
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, SEPT. 25, 2019.....Now that all vaping products have been banned for four months, patients and consumers who don't want to smoke their marijuana will have to find alternatives --...
View ArticleVape lawsuit questions legaility of Gov. Baker's ban
QUINCY, SEPT. 30, 2019.....Three vape shops sued the Baker administration Sunday over the state's emergency four-month ban on sales of e-cigarette products, a ban that their lawyer said amounts to a...
View ArticleSTATE FIRE MARSHAL: Fire prevention week is Oct. 6-12
Not Every Hero Wears a Cape. Plan and Practice Your Escape
View ArticleMarijuana law fallout stacking up in legislature
Gov. Baker, lawmakers taking "laissez-faire" approach to legalized pot business.
View ArticleBills expand zone where pot shops are banned
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 1, 2019.....Marijuana businesses are already prohibited near schools and hopeful cannabis entrepreneurs turned out on Tuesday to oppose bills that would add houses of worship,...
View ArticleMarijuana test lab reports no backlog
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 7, 2019.....One of the two laboratories licensed to test marijuana that will be sold in Massachusetts said it's turning around samples in a timely manner and is not...
View ArticleMother of murdered police officer backs death penalty
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 8, 2019.....Sitting with grieving family members, two lawmakers renewed a push Tuesday to re-establish the death penalty in Massachusetts for a narrow set of offenders: people...
View ArticleGloucester senator says fishing rules don't match industry realities
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 10, 2019.....The federal government on Wednesday released data showing that cod stocks in the area remain overfished and are not on target to be rebuilt by 2024. NOAA...
View ArticleBaker-Polito administration awards $7.2 million to 143 school districts to...
FRAMINGHAM –Gov. Charlie Baker and Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito hosted a roundtable discussion on school safety today at Walsh Middle School in Framingham and announced $7.2 million in grants awarded to more...
View ArticleLawmakers urged to try congestion pricing for roadway tolls
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 15, 2019.....Citing the Baker administration's warning that traffic is at a "tipping point," lawmakers and advocates renewed calls Tuesday for Massachusetts to follow its...
View ArticleMore Massachusetts vaping injuries reported to CDC
BOSTON, OCT. 16, 2019.....The state health department on Wednesday reported 10 new cases of vaping-associated pulmonary injury and the health commissioner said officials remain unable to pinpoint the...
View ArticleSeat belt law debate hasn't budged
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 22, 2019.....For at least the seventh consecutive legislative session, lawmakers and driving safety advocates on Tuesday morning asked legislators to give police the ability...
View ArticleNew bill would ban tackle football before eighth grade
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 22, 2019.....A state lawmaker from Westport on Tuesday pitched his bill that would prohibit tackle football before eighth grade as a way to protect children from brain...
View ArticlePlaintiffs also appeal vape sales ban ruling
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 23, 2019.....The plaintiffs in the case challenging Gov. Charlie Baker's four-month ban on the sale of nicotine and marijuana vaping products have also filed an appeal of a...
View ArticleHalloween safety tips from the fire marshal
State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey in offering fire and life safety tips for celebrating Halloween suggests families use battery-operated tea lights in jack-o-lanterns instead of candles to prevent...
View ArticleVape sales ban in limbo after appeals court ruling
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 24, 2019.....Gov. Charlie Baker's ban on the retail sale of vaping products in Massachusetts is hanging in limbo Thursday after an Appeals Court judge denied the...
View ArticleState's Public Health Council approves regulation to extend vape sales ban
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 25, 2019.....The Baker administration took steps Friday to keep its retail ban on all vaping products in place next week and beyond, getting approval from the Public Health...
View ArticleSTATE FIRE MARSHAL: Change your clocks, check your alarms
"This weekend as you change your clocks, check your alarms," said State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey. "Working smoke alarms are key to surviving a fire. This is a good time of year to replace...
View ArticleRent control push fueled by painful housing pinch
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 29, 2019.....Fed up with high housing costs and the lack of action on Beacon Hill, activists and lawmakers rallied Tuesday in support of legislation that would re-enable rent...
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