Jan 7, 2020 | Homepage Display, Marijuana in Provincetown, New to Provincetown 2019, News, Weed Extras
Dozens of job-seekers wanted to see at Monday’s job fair what the new Curaleaf marijuana retail shop was all about, and were looking for work in the winter. “I like the idea of full-time year-round employment with stable hours, which is kind of a rarity around these...
Nov 27, 2019 | Marijuana in Provincetown
Over 3 million people are expected to fly home the day before Thanksgiving, getting there just in time for turkey, conversation, family—and perhaps more than a few awkward grocery store run-ins with old classmates. Playing “Who’s more successful now?” with your former...
Nov 20, 2019 | Marijuana in Provincetown
The lines started to form in the dark, predawn hours. Shuttles ferried customers from satellite parking lots and snacks were passed around as hundreds huddled under umbrellas in anticipation of the openings of the state’s first two recreational marijuana dispensaries....
Nov 11, 2019 | Marijuana in Provincetown
Veterans in the U.S. and Canada are becoming increasingly open to trying cannabis when first-line drugs aren’t working. But their governments aren’t making it easy. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs still refuses to prescribe it, even though many veterans report...
Nov 4, 2019 | Marijuana in Provincetown
Massachusetts health officials have no legal authority to ban the sale of regulated marijuana vapes, a group of medical marijuana patients argued in a legal filing this week. Governor Charlie Baker announced an emergency statewide ban on the sale of all vaping...
Oct 30, 2019 | Marijuana in Provincetown
There are many myths and legends that surround Halloween night, and some are even rooted in truth and in history. Others, however, are not. For example, the origin of the “poisoned Halloween candy” story that returns every year to bedevil parents dates back to 1964 in...
Oct 24, 2019 | Marijuana in Provincetown
PROVINCETOWN — A state inspection was underway Thursday morning at the planned Curaleaf cannabis retail store. Curaleaf, a Wakefield company with a planned storefront at 170 Commercial St., received their provisional license last month. The store plans to open early...
Oct 17, 2019 | Marijuana in Provincetown
Soldiers are smoking a whole lot more weed if they happen to be stationed in or near a state where it’s legal, and the Army has definitely noticed. At nine Army bases in or near marijuana-friendly states, there has been a roughly 18% increase between 2017 and...
Oct 9, 2019 | Marijuana in Provincetown
When browsing cannabis strains or purchasing cannabis at a shop, you may notice strains are commonly broken up into three distinct groups: indica, sativa, and hybrid. Most consumers have used these two cannabis types as a touchstone for predicting effects: Indica...
Oct 2, 2019 | Marijuana in Provincetown
Consumers don’t seem to mind paying sales taxes on things like food and clothing. Marijuana may be a different story. As marijuana taxes are imposed in more states, many recreational marijuana users might cross interstate borders to avoid them or even hoard stocks of...
Sep 20, 2019 | Marijuana in Provincetown
The Boston Freedom Rally, unofficially known as ‘Hempfest,’ is scaling back for its 30th anniversary. The rally, which usually runs for three days, is restrained to just one this year after a slew of complaints following the 2018 event. Parks officials alleged the...
Sep 9, 2019 | Marijuana in Provincetown
Bisexual women had higher rates of past-year and daily marijuana use compared to heterosexual women, according to a study just published at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Gay/lesbian women were also more likely to report daily marijuana use and...
Sep 4, 2019 | Marijuana in Provincetown
With marijuana and and cannabidiol products becoming big business, Cape Cod Community College will offer three fall workshops designed to introduce local people to the cannabis industry. “It’s an emerging industry. It’s just become a very popular topic,“said Tammi...
Aug 26, 2019 | Marijuana in Provincetown
At my garden center we’ve been answering questions about cannabis cultivation for years, although often the customers were reticent to admit what they were growing. It was always amusing to hear how many 20-somethings who came in for rockwool cubes were “Helping my...
Aug 19, 2019 | Marijuana in Provincetown
Cannabis companies are hopping on the rainbow Pride bandwagon and selling to the LGBTQ market, one of the most powerful markets as the industry continues to grow with legalization. For cannabis companies, understanding this consumer is important, considering the LGBTQ...
