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Some towns give up on marijuana enforcement

CBS file Some Massachusetts towns have given up enforcing the law that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana, saying the law doesn’t give them the means to enforce it. The law...

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Ton Of Pot Seized In Lunenburg

WORCESTER (AP) — Two Lunenburg men have pleaded not guilty to drug trafficking charges stemming from a police seizure of more than a ton of marijuana. The Worcester District Attorney’s office says the...

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UMass Professor Ends Fight To Grow Medical Marijuana

WASHINGTON (AP) — A University of Massachusetts-Amherst professor says he’s dropping his nearly decade-long fight to persuade the government to let him grow marijuana in bulk for medical research....

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RI Lawmakers Consider Legalizing & Taxing Marijuana

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — In another sign of tolerance for America’s most widely used illegal drug, Rhode Island lawmakers are reviewing legislation that would legalize marijuana for anyone over the age...

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Lynn English High School Teacher Charged With Giving Marijuana To Student

LYNN (CBS) – A teacher at Lynn English High School has been placed on administrative leave after he was charged with giving marijuana to a student. Charles Saltzman, 50, of Swampscott was arrested...

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NH Senate Rejects Bill To Decriminalize Small Amounts Of Marijuana

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire won’t join neighboring Maine and Massachusetts in decriminalizing possession of small amounts marijuana after the Senate rejected what it called a deeply flawed...

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Maine Man Charged With Having 22 lbs Of Marijuana In NH

DOVER, N.H. (AP) — A Maine man is accused of possessing 22 pounds of marijuana in New Hampshire. Thirty-year-old James Barnes of Wells, Maine, was arrested Tuesday in Dover after police said they...

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30 Lbs. Of Marijuana Discovered In Food Shipment From California

FREETOWN (CBS) – Thirty pounds of marijuana turned up at a food distribution center in Freetown on Friday, according to police. Officers in Freetown say the security staff at a local food distribution...

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Police: Man Gets Marijuana Delivery As Officers Question Him About Other Pot...

MANCHESTER, N.H. (CBS) – They say timing is everything and it certainly was for police in Manchester, New Hampshire. A U.S. Postal Inspector called them last Friday about a suspicious package that a...

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‘You Can Smell Like Marijuana All You Want,’ But School Cafeteria Worker Fired

LEOMINSTER (CBS) — It may not be illegal to smell like marijuana, but the scent has cost a high school cafeteria worker his job. A worker at Leominster High School was removed after coworkers...

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Mass. Lawmakers Working On Proposal To Legalize Marijuana

BOSTON (CBS) — Some state lawmakers are working on a proposal that would allow the use of recreational marijuana in Massachusetts. Advocates are planning their own petition right now to put the...

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2,000 Marijuana Plants Seized From ‘Major’ Growing Operation

WEYMOUTH (CBS) — More than 2,000 marijuana plants and $75,000 in cash have been seized in a massive pot bust, police say. Authorities said three men have been charged in a “major marijuana growing...

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Doctor Supports Petition To Legalize Marijuana In Massachusetts

BOSTON (CBS) – The push to legalize marijuana in Massachusetts took a big step forward last week, as a draft petition was released by the group behind a state ballot initiative. Bay State Repeal is...

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Three Dozen Marijuana Plants Seized From Bellingham Business

BELLINGHAM (CBS) — Authorities seized 36 marijuana plants from an “elaborate growing operation” inside a local Bellingham business on Thursday, according to police. After getting complaints from...

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200 Marijuana Plants Seized From Fall River Growing Operation

FALL RIVER (CBS) — Police seized about 200 marijuana plants and a gun from a growing operation in Fall River Monday morning. The warehouse full of marijuana was discovered at about 3:40 a.m. by a...

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Study Questions Link Between Teen Pot Smoking And IQ Decline

NEW YORK (AP) — A new analysis is challenging the idea that smoking marijuana during adolescence can lead to declines in intelligence. Instead, the new study says, pot smoking may be merely a symptom...

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Support For Legalizing Marijuana Continues To Grow, CBS News Poll Finds

NEW YORK (CBS) – – Americans’ support for legal marijuana use is at an all-time high, according to a recent CBS News poll. Fifty-six percent of the country is in favor of legalizing pot, the poll...

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Massachusetts Approves Recreational Marijuana

BOSTON (AP) — Voters have approved a ballot measure making Massachusetts the first state in the eastern U.S. to legalize the recreational use of marijuana. A similar question is leading in Maine. The...

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Pot Becoming Legal In Massachusetts, But Not To Sell–Yet

BOSTON (AP) — Recreational marijuana is becoming legal in Massachusetts–legal, but not readily available. The ballot question approved by voters Nov. 8 is scheduled to go into effect Thursday, allowing...

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With Pot Legal In MA, Dispensary Giving Away Seeds For Free

CAMBRIDGE (CBS) — It’s a new day in Massachusetts, with marijuana legalized for recreational use as of midnight. Pot can’t be sold legally in the Bay State until 2018, and only with a license to do...

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