Marijuana Policy Committee News

Massachusetts Marijuana Proposal Seeks Higher Taxes, More Local Control

Lawmakers reviewing the state’s new recreational marijuana law plan to recommend sharply higher taxes and more control for city and town officials over retail pot shops in their communities, according to a copy of a House proposal obtained Tuesday by …

Sheriffs: Raise Massachusetts Pot Tax, Use Money for Addiction Treatment

Sheriffs urged Massachusetts lawmakers Monday to boost the tax consumers will pay on recreational marijuana and earmark the additional revenue for substance abuse prevention and treatment. The proposal was discussed at the final hearing of a special legislative committee that …