Cannabis regulators allow pot to be transported to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket amid shortage

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Cannabis regulators allow pot to be transported to Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket amid shortage
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Cannabis regulators in Massachusetts have issued an administrative order that will allow pot to be transported to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket islands for the first time. The order Thursday comes as Martha’s Vineyard was about to run out of pot, with one dispensary temporarily closing in May and the other saying it would close by September.

The Fine Fettle cannabis dispensary on June 4, 2024, in West Tisbury, Mass. Unless something changes, Martha’s Vineyard is about to run out of pot, affecting more than 230 registered medical users and thousands more recreational ones. Sally Rizzo, a medical marijuana user, walks her dog Ginger on June 3, 2024, in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts .

Cannabis regulators in Massachusetts on Thursday issued an administrative order that will allow pot to be transported to Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket islands for the first time.One of the dispensaries, Island Time, had filed a lawsuit against the commission. The other dispensary, Fine Fettle, was the sole grower of pot on the island and had provided all the pot for sale. But Fine Fettle said the small grow operation was no longer economically feasible and was closing it down.

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