Cannabis Control Commission

(Airs 06/17/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York State Assembly Majority Crystal Peoples Stokes, a Democrat from the Buffalo area who is retiring after 23 years in the state legislature. We’ll talk about her career, what she’s passionate about, and so much more.

(Airs 06/17/26 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina in conversation with New York State Assembly Majority Crystal Peoples Stokes, a Democrat from the Buffalo area who is retiring after 23 years in the state legislature. We’ll talk about her career, what she’s passionate about, and so much more.

This month, a group of Massachusetts lawmakers met for the first time to weigh two different approaches to changing the state’s cannabis laws – and the regulatory body that oversees them. WAMC spoke with several conference committee members about some of the biggest potential changes being discussed.

A decade ago, voters in Massachusetts approved the legalization of recreational marijuana sales and cultivation, spurring a $1.65 billion industry. Now, a measure on the ballot this November could repeal that legalization. But, as WAMC reports, the tactics of the group behind the ballot initiative have been called into question.

Cannabis regulators in Massachusetts have given their final approvals on special "social consumption" license types - licenses that could pave the way for new kinds of marijuana-related businesses and offerings.It took some time to finalize and it could a while before the first licensees emerge, but officials tell WAMC's Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief James Paleologopoulos they're optimistic.

Once suspended and then fired, the head of a commission regulating pot in Massachusetts is back – following a lengthy court battle that ended with her reinstatement. WAMC’s Pioneer Valley Bureau Chief James Paleologopoulos reports.

Following a suspension, firing and lawsuits, a judge has ordered the reinstatement of a top state cannabis official in Massachusetts.

Cannabis social consumption rules could soon be finalized in Massachusetts, but state officials want to hear more from the public.

Citing health risks, easy access for youth and a lack of regulation, officials in Springfield, Massachusetts are moving to ban what some call "gas station weed."

State regulators in Massachusetts say cannabis cafes, “tasting rooms” and more are all part of the vision for their new, proposed social consumption rules and licenses.