Last week’s most popular, Jan. 14-20
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Here are the most popular Worcester Sun articles Jan. 14-20.
Social consumption, home delivery marijuana rules debated
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The first day of policy debate among state marijuana regulators indicated that the Cannabis Control Commission is working toward industry regulations that would give consumers more options for how they obtain marijuana and where they will be able to use it.
On Beacon Hill: Sins of the husband [+video]
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All other dealings on Beacon Hill last week got blocked out like an eclipse by the bombshell report in The Boston Globe that Senate President Stanley Rosenberg’s husband of one year, Bryon Hefner, had allegedly sexually assaulted at least four men. Plus, McGovern, Markey, marijuana money and tainted convictions.
Sun Spots with Hitch [Vol. 220]: Dreaming of a green Christmas
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As the state continues to go to pot, marijuana advocates and entrepreneurs are poised to spread their particular brand of contentment as far and wide as cities and towns are willing to accept.
Worcester Sun, Dec. 3-9: Mariano and the Confederacy, hungry for Mass Foodies, sexual harassment hits home + more
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While you’re subscribing to our new print edition, due on newsstands Dec. 9, check out your Dec. 3-9 Worcester Sun.
Flanagan, ex-senator, opens up about her role regulating legal pot in Mass.
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Following her first meeting as a member of the new commission, former Leominster lawmaker Jennifer Flanagan faced a barrage of questions from reporters about whether she had ever smoked marijuana. Find out what she told veteran Worcester reporter Richard Nangle about that, Milford’s vote to ban retail marijuana facilities, and the difficulties of getting the fledgling industry off the ground.
Sun Spots with Hitch [Vol. 206]: Pot restrictions high on City Council wish list
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With California’s massive medical marijuana infrastructure expected to buoy a potential $7 billion recreational marketplace, experts see no end in sight to the pot shop proliferation.
Worcester Sun, Oct. 15-21: Mariano’s plan to take back Congress for the people, a teachers’ guide to education reform + marijuana, anthem protests and zombies
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Bringing the heat on hot topics since 2015! Partisanship run amok. Education reform. Amazon’s HQ2. Legal marijuana coming to Worcester. Colin Kaepernick’s lost legacy. Those topics and all your weekly favorites in your Oct. 15-21 Worcester Sun.
On Beacon Hill: All eyes on Washington
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When everything else seems to be in limbo, sometimes there’s no easier reprieve for lawmakers from the malaise on Beacon Hill than to open up the newspaper and find something worth a reaction. Go where the action is. Plus, Markey, Baker, Warren, Healey and the Tarentino family.