Bailey’s Buds: Local cannabis cultivator grows marijuana with his family — this time, legally
Bailey’s Buds: Local cannabis cultivator grows marijuana with his family — this time, legally DRACUT — When the old mill overlooking Beaver Brook was built in 1900, it’s safe to say no one intended it to house rows of marijuana plants. But since the Bailey family took over the facility last year, after some […]
Gov. candidates lukewarm on “cannabis primary”
Gov. candidates lukewarm on “cannabis primary” Hoping to launch a new era of pot politics with candidates as comfortable and willing to drop by a dispensary on the campaign trail as they are a diner or coffee shop, two former State House regulars are inviting the candidates for governor to visit their Dracut marijuana […]
From politics to pot: Tree House Cannabis Co. opens in Dracut
From politics to pot: Tree House Cannabis Co. opens in Dracut DRACUT — Almost two decades ago, Wes Ritchie and Ture Turnbull were working in the state Legislature. Ritchie was the chief of staff for then-state Sen. Barbara L’Italien, D-Andover; Turnbull was the legislative director for state Rep. Denise Garlick, D-Needham. The two […]
Reports show Illinois, Michigan, and Mass. cannabis sales rallied in the fourth quarter of 2021
Reports show Illinois, Michigan, and Mass. cannabis sales rallied in the fourth quarter of 2021 Cannabis sales in states that allow for adult-use and medical marijuana in the Midwest saw sales go up in the fourth quarter of last year. Meanwhile, Massachusetts was the only New England state that saw growth of the states […]
MA Cannabis Gift Guide; Support women-owned businesses
By Melissa Hanson | mhanson@masslive.com Could cannabis be the new fruitcake of the holiday season? That’s what Ture Turnbull of Tree House Cannabis would like to see as the calendar approaches the most wonderful time of the year. “I want these [cannabis] bundles to be the new fruitcake that people give to […]
NBC Boston The Ten “How Has Cannabis Business Grown”
5 Years After Mass. Voted to Legalize Recreational Pot, How Has Business Grown? Five years ago, Massachusetts voters decided to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes for people 21+. Voters made their voices heard loud and clear that day, but state lawmakers essentially rewrote that law, and it was a couple more years after […]
Second retail pot store pitched in Pepperell
New England Craft Cultivators hopes to support small weed businesses The Lowell Sun – John Winkler PEPPERELL — Another retail marijuana business is looking to establish a presence in town. New England Craft Cultivators has pitched establishing a retail store at 112-114 Main St., home of the previously-vacant Paugus Plaza. The company […]
Another dispensary pitched to Dracut selectmen
Lowell Sun – Meg McIntyre DRACUT — Another marijuana dispensary is looking to open a location in town. Tuesday night, the Board of Selectmen heard a presentation from New England Craft Cultivators, a marijuana retailer hoping to open a store at 61 Silva Lane. Founders Ture Turnbull and Wes Ritchie said the […]
LGBTQ Entrepreneurs Face Rigorous System To Cultivate, Manufacture & Sell Cannabis In Mass.
Read Entire Story Here> “TWO THINGS MADE MY BUSINESS PARTNER, TURE, AND I DECIDE TO GO INTO THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY—FIRST, WE KNEW THAT WE DIDN’T WANT BIG, CORPORATE OWNERS TO DOMINATE THE INDUSTRY,” RITCHIE, 34, SAID IN AN E-MAIL TO THE RAINBOW TIMES. “OUR STORES ARE GOING TO BE RUN BY US AND WE’RE GOING […]
Selectmen approve Dracut’s third pot shop; Tree House Craft Cannabis
The Lowell Sun | By MEG MCINTYRE DRACUT — A new retail marijuana shop is coming to Silva Lane, and with its approval, selectmen have issued three of the four licenses for marijuana establishments allowed under town bylaws. Tuesday night, the Board of Selectmen approved a special permit and license for New England Craft Cultivators, […]
LGBTQ Business Owners Compete In Lucrative Cannabis Trade
APRIL 11, 2020 | By: Mike Givens/TRT Assistant Editor “We’re leaning on our people in the LGBTQ+ community to help us … ” In January, Ture Turnbull was looking for a cannabis-based topical ointment for his mother, who suffers from arthritis. While perusing different cannabis retailers, he noticed that there was a […]
Cannabis company earns provisional licenses
New England Craft Cultivators licensed to open retail store By JON WINKLER | jwinkler@nashobavalleyvoice.com | Nashoba Valley Voice PEPPERELL — New England Craft Cultivators is one step closer to opening two retail marijuana businesses in two different towns. In a press release issued on Thursday, the company announced it had received provisional licenses from the Cannabis Control […]
