Anti-weed candidate advised friend’s cannabis company
A Winthrop lawyer and state Senate candidate who’s told local Democrats he’s opposed to legalizing marijuana until the state better educates kids on the “harmful effect of drugs” also served as a lawyer for a California-based cannabis cultivation company that once eyed the New England market.
Joseph Boncore — who’s running in Tuesday’s special primary for the seat once held by East Boston state Sen. Anthony Petruccelli — said he is against approving the recreational use of marijuana in Massachusetts, where advocates are pushing to get a ballot question before voters in November.
But his position comes after he served as a legal adviser to Growth Industries, which bills itself as a “premier provider of standardized, medicinal grade, cannabinoid compounds.” It focuses primarily on cannabidiol, or CBD, which is touted as having low levels of THC — marijuana’s psychoactive ingredient — but is under review by the FDA as a...
This marijuana news is brought to you by 420 Intel. For the latest breaking cannabis industry news, subscribe to the 420 Intel newsletter. If you'd like to promote your product or service in this area after every article, contact us.
Follow us on Instagram
Connect with us on Linkedin