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SJC: Sharing Marijuana 'Joints' Legal But Growing Pot Is Still A Crime
The state Supreme Judicial Court has ruled sharing marijuana is not a crime under the law that decriminalized possession of less than an ounce of the drug in Massachusetts.
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The state Supreme Judicial Court has ruled sharing marijuana is not a crime under the law that decriminalized possession of less than an ounce of the drug in Massachusetts.
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Attorney General Martha Coakley has ruled that Massachusetts towns cannot issue total bans on medical marijuana treatment centers within their communities.
An arrest for drunk driving turned into a much bigger bust on Saturday night.
A woman called police after a package containing several pounds of marijuana was mistakenly delivered to her home. She says FedEx gave the suspected drug dealers her address.
Police arrested a man who picked up nearly 250 pounds of high-grade marijuana in Canton.
Dozens of teenagers were arrested early Sunday morning after being caught drinking and using drugs at a Wrentham hotel.
A 40-year-old Auburn, New Hampshire man is accused of growing marijuana in his home.
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A day-long seminar held at the Logan Airport Hilton Hotel hosted 40 students interested in opening medical marijuana businesses.
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A teacher at Lynn English High School has been placed on administrative leave after he was charged with giving marijuana to a student.
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A New Hampshire state superior court jury has cleared a man of felony drug charges, deciding that his drug use was part of his religion, according to the Union Leader.
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Judoka star Nicholas Delpopolo became the first olympian expelled from the games for doping today and the news hit the mat with a thud at a judo club in Wakefield, MA.
Carver police serving a warrant stumbled on a suspected drug-dealing operation Friday morning.
Mey Akashah, an environmental health instructor at the Harvard School of Public Health, admitted bringing 6 grams of pot into Bermuda.
A Senate committee is recommending that the New Hampshire Senate kill a bill that would decriminalize possession of a small amount of marijuana.
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has announced that she is pregnant and will welcome her third child in January.
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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has announced that she is pregnant and will welcome her third child in January.
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Caring for someone with dementia can be incredibly stressful and a new study finds that stress can cause damage on a cellular level, which can lead to mental and physical health problems.
A new study out of the U.K. says so-called "night owls" may have better brain function.
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After the I-Team went to Blupoint Healthcare's Newton offices, workers got their paychecks. Days later, their banks said the checks were no good.
Blupoint Healthcare employees say their paychecks finally cleared at the bank.
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Yankee Candle is laying off about 100 workers in Massachusetts amid a decline in the fragrance business.
Stop & Shop says it will be closing 32 stores this year and eight of them are in Massachusetts.
Thanks in part to an anonymous $5.2 million donation, the West Newton Cinema is likely to be saved from being demolished.
Bob's Stores, a discount clothing retailer with locations in Massachusetts and Connecticut, is going out of business.
Two New England pizza places were named among the best in the country by The New York Times.
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The 93-mile Lamoille Valley Rail Trail is now open in Vermont.
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