🌱 Blackstone opted in for cannabis lounges—so why is nothing opening?
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- Blackstone opted in for cannabis lounges—so why is nothing opening?
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• ‘Nobody's going first': Cannabis cafes bleeding cash waiting to open, six months after regulations passed (bostonglobe.com) — Blackstone residents have already voted to allow cannabis lounges, but the lone interested local business can’t qualify under the state’s social equity rules, leaving the town waiting despite opting in. Across Massachusetts, cannabis cafe plans are stalled by slow state licensing, local zoning delays, and uncertainty over costs, putting pressure on small dispensary owners who’ve invested heavily in lounge spaces. 
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