 Nonprofit Raising Awareness of Rare Cannibis-Related ConditionThe Stephanie Rose CHS Foundation is bringing awareness to a rarely known condition.  New Businesses Blend Cannabis Retail and Motorcycle CultureRoyal Enfield of Bennington County, a multinational motorcycle manufacturer, and Rambler Cannabis Supply held their grand opening on Saturday in the brick building at the intersection of Route 346 and North Pownal Road.  North Adams Planners OK 'Model' Cabin; Support Outdoor CannabisTourists had pivoted to a cabin production facility in the Blackinton Mill when financing to transform it into a hotel fell through. The Planning Board approved permitting for the venture in January and the development of the "working" model on Monday.  Williamstown Select Board OKs Cannabis, Cable DealsThe Select Board on Monday voted to update its host community agreement with the one cannabis dealer in town and signed on to a new 10-year agreement with Spectrum to provide cable television service to residents.  Temescal Facing Eviction From North Adams PlantIIP-MA 7 LLC is asking for damages in the amount of $1,121,905.59 and "such other relief as the Court deems necessary and proper." Dalton Planners Question Need for Cannabis RequirementsThe Planning Board last week questioned whether the state is requiring the town to adjust its cannabis bylaws if dispensaries, medical or retailer, and cultivation centers are only permitted by special permit.  Pittsfield Council Amends Cannabis Ordinance, Celebrates PHS AthletesThe meeting was less than a half hour, with the most time spent on proclamations for the Pittsfield High School baseball and softball teams and a certificate of recognition to PHS student Jake Bassi.  Pittsfield Settles on $786K Reimbursement in Cannabis Dispensary LawsuitThe city will refund a sum of more than $786,000 to three local cannabis dispensaries for allegedly "unreasonable" Host Community Agreement fees, a lawsuit that has popped up around the state.  North Adams Draft Ordinance Allows More Retail CannabisThe mayor is asking the City Council to take up a revamp of the cannabis ordinance that will allow more establishments to licensed.  Pittsfield Community Development OKs Airport Project, Cannabis AmendmentThe Community Development Board has supported plans for a new hangar at the airport and a change to the cannabis ordinance. Pittsfield Looks to Amending Cannabis RegulationsThis eliminates the 35 retail cannabis store cap and gives the mayor the authority to determine the number of establishments allowed.  North Adams Planners Reject Setback Waiver for Cannabis OperationThe Planning Board on Monday unanimously shot down a setback waiver request for a cannabis dispensary on River Street across the street from the UNO Community Center. |
