 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.  Pittsfield Councilor Unsucessfully Tries to Block New Cannabis StoreOn Tuesday, the City Council shot down his attempt to reverse the Zoning Board of Appeals September granting of a special permit to Cloud 9 for a retail store at Allendale Shopping Center.  North Adams Planners Put Off Decisions on Dispensary, 'Glamp' SiteThe Planning Board on Monday put off deciding on two special permit applications that proponents say will add jobs and contribute to the city's tax base.  Clarksburg Dispensary Open and Looking Toward the FutureNew England Regional Dispensary, or NERD, owner Chad Cellana believes that the cannabis business should be personal.  Adams Welcomes Opening of Indica Cannabis DispensaryIndica Cannabis has been open since mid-June but on Friday, officials gathered to formally greet the town's newest business with a traditional ribbon cutting.  Adams' First Marijuana Cultivation OpensThe company at 173 Howland Ave. has overcome a variety of obstacles over the last few years from a pandemic and renovation setbacks to navigating the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission.  North Adams Garage Owner Gets Permit ReprieveNite Owl automotive repair was found to be in compliance with its permit.  Potency Cannabis Dispensary Opens in PittsfieldLocal cannabis enthusiasts lined the door of the new dispensary, Potency, located at 1450 East St. to celebrate its opening on Monday afternoon. |
