Cannabis Stores Receive To Reopen Next Week

Recreational marijuana stores will be allowed to reopen for curbside pick-up next Monday, just more than two months after they were ordered to close as part of the essential work order Gov. Charlie Baker put in place to control the spread of COVID-19.

Though medical marijuana treatment centers have been allowed to fulfill patient orders throughout the pandemic, adult-use cannabis operations -- not just retailers, but also the growers and product manufacturers -- were shut down effective March 24.

Baker said they will be allowed to reopen Monday, May 25, for curbside pickup of orders.

Cannabis advocates have been calling on Baker for weeks to allow non-medical marijuana sales to resume, and the chairman of the Cannabis Control Commission has said he thinks the industry could operate safely and effectively.

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