Although Massachusetts voters opted to legalize marijuana more than 7 years ago, the state’s Cannabis Control Commission has taken the position that transporting pot across the ocean risks running afoul of federal laws.
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Posted inNation & World, New England, Schools and Education
Billionaire rains cash on UMass graduates to tune of $1,000 each, but says they must give half away
Billionaire philanthropist Rob Hale had a suprise for the graduating class at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, but it came with a catch.
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Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Federal prosecutors accuse 3 Massachusetts men of Saco drive-by shooting
Prosecutors announced the arrests Thursday and said they believe the shooting involved 2 rival gangs who were distributing drugs in the Saco-Biddeford area.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Teen who ate spicy tortilla chip died of high chili consumption and had heart defect, autopsy says
The cause of death was listed as cardiopulmonary arrest ‘in the setting of recent ingestion of food substance with high capsaicin concentration,’ according to the autopsy. Capsaicin is the component that gives chile peppers their heat.
Posted inAnimals, Nation & World, New England
Massachusetts moves to protect horseshoe crabs during spawning
Horseshoe crabs predate the dinosaurs, but their populations have been depleted for decades.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Massachusetts family helps return Japanese artifacts looted during World War II
The items, taken after the Battle of Okinawa, were discovered by a family sifting through the personal effects of their late father.
Posted inNation & World, New England
A Massachusetts town built a giant sand dune for storm protection. It lasted 3 days.
Salisbury trucked in 14,000 tons of sand at a cost of $600,000 to protect homes and infrastructure. It was all washed away in the first storm.
Posted inNew England
Man arrested in California after Massachusetts shooting deaths of woman and her 11-year-old daughter
The victims were sitting in a parked SUV in Worcester when they were killed last week.
Posted inNew England
Massachusetts appeals denial of federal disaster aid for flooding
Gov. Maura Healey said the state has done ‘all that we can’ to help communities recover from a September storm.
Posted inNation & World, New England
Massachusetts man who crashed snowmobile into a helicopter is suing the government for $9.5 million
Jeff Smith was severely injured in the accident, which happened at night after a Black Hawk crew landed the camouflaged aircraft during training.