Marijuana in Massachusetts: 5 years later Crystal Haynes
It’s been five years since recreational marijuana became legal in Massachusetts. In that time, the Cannabis Control Commission has granted 249 final licenses and 122 marijuana retailers have opened in the state.
Since November 2018 sales have grossed $1.45 billion, generating more than $90 million in sales tax alone to the state.
As the state grapples with this evolving industry, Boston 25 News is examining how the system is working.
For Vanessa Jean-Baptist and Mark Bouquet, a former laundromat on Brockton’s Pleasant Street, transformed into a retail marijuana shop, is a clean start.
“We’ve been through a lot of hurdles to get to this point. We never gave up and we’re just grateful that we’re here,” says Bouquet.
East Bridgewater mother is a TikTok cake star
Abby Burke quit her full-time finance job in November to pursue her passion for baking cakes. Now, her TikTok account CakeArtByAbby has 3.3 million likes and 350,000 followers. “I feel more accomplished now that I run my own cake business than I did working 9-5 in an office,” said Burke, 29, of East Bridgewater. Burke started baking a few months before the quarantine began as a hobby, which quickly became a business due to the rising popularity of the social media app TikTok. She created the account CakeArtByAbby in January 2020 and her first video received 169,000 views, and the most-watched video has 16.4 million views.
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