The retail cannabis sector faces a fraction of the regulatory strictness, compliance checks, and public safety enforcement applied to other age-restricted products.
Robert Mellion
Posted inEconomy, Gambling, Opinion
An online lottery will hurt Main Street retailers
LOCALLY OWNED retail stores are rightfully up in arms about inclusion of an online lottery in the House fiscal 2024 budget. As demonstrated through testimony before the Legislature’s Joint Committee […]
Posted inOpinion
Drinks to Go should go
“DRINKS TO GO” was never intended to last longer than a few months. To the dismay of many, the emergency provisions have been extended by the Legislature for three years. […]
Posted inEconomy, Opinion
Time for action on high cost of electricity
THE HIGH COST of electricity is a major issue impacting Massachusetts businesses and residents alike. Cheap electricity is available throughout much of the United States. That is not the case […]
