August 2025

Tasting/Testing Episode 23, Consciousness Collective, Flower, “Gas Gummies” strain

Tasting/Testing Episode 23, Consciousness Collective, Flower, “Gas Gummies” strain Consciousness Collective, Flower, “Gas Gummies” strain Half Ounce, $100 Purchased: 7/13/2025 (Piffcon Brooklyn) Packaged: from the jar to the bag before my eyes   Tasting/Testing Episode 23: Gassy and Gummy, indeed! While I love buying weed in dispensaries, I also have fun shopping at shows. I

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Cannabis Control Commission of MA, August 14th, 2025

From the Public Meeting of the Cannabis Control Commission of MA, August 14th, 2025. Segment of the Executive Director’s report concerning the new Public Health and Safety Advisories Portal of the CCC’s website. Transcribed by Jeff Rawson, Institute of Cannabis Science. Executive Director Travis Ahern: “But first, today we’ll start with an update that was

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Enforcement decision on Assured

Cannabis Control Commission Public Meeting August 14th Discussing the enforcement decision on Assured Testing Lab Acting Chair Bruce Stebbins: “All right, commissioners, we will now move on to item number seven, which is enforcement actions. And I’ll invite back in our enforcement counsel, Tim Gooden, and our first assistant enforcement counsel, Jacob Nielson.” Enforcement Counsel

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Not a Recall

The CCC’s Public Health and Safety Advisory is not a “Recall” Jeff Rawson, Ph.D. Institute of Cannabis Science Last Thursday, the Cannabis Control Commission of Massachusetts (CCC) issued an advisory about cannabis products that may be contaminated with mold. The Advisory stems from the June 30th Summary Suspension Order that closed Assured Testing Lab (ATL)

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Secret Shopper Stalemate: CCC Risks Launching Cannabis Cafes Without Age-Check Enforcement

Secret Shopper Stalemate: CCC Risks Launching Cannabis Cafes Without Age-Check Enforcement I listened in on part of the July 28th, 2025 Public Meeting of the Cannabis Control Commission of Mass. The meeting’s focus was developing the regulations for Social Consumption that the CCC aims to roll out later this year. As part of the discussion,

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O’Brien Receipts

Supporting the Chairwoman ICS has been a long time critic of the Cannabis Control Commission policies and decisions making process, but we were one of the first to begin questioning why Chairwoman Shannon O’Brien was ousted from her seat on the Commission. We want to make sure that record remains clear for the industry so

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