Could Massachusetts Pot Delays Lead to Prohibition?
Even though recreational marijuana has been legal in Massachusetts since Dec. 15, the move by legislators at the end of the year to delay the opening of pot retail stores – coupled with two moves on the federal level – has left the marijuana business industry concerned the long wait will add up to the drug being made illegal again.
"They [cannabis industry] are paranoid, so they react to headlines," said Jeffrey Friedland, international marijuana expert, author and blogger.
Mass. lawmakers on Dec. 28 announced a six-month delay on retail sales of recreational cannabis, saying they required more time to work on the legalization measure. Votes by the House and Senate moved licensing of marijuana shops from Jan. 1, 2018, to July 1 of the same year.
The Massachusetts move came on the heels of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's new Schedule 1 classification for marijuana extracts, saying medicinally popular...
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