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What did your new neighbor pay? We have all the South Shore real estate sales

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January 28, 2024

What did your new neighbor pay? We have all the South Shore real estate sales

Every week, we post all the South Shore real estate sales in an easy to read town-by-town list. Be a nosy neighbor. Be smart about your biggest investment. Or just enjoy perusing. (Did you miss last week’s? Check it out in this story. Don’t let this modest outside deceive you. It’s a gem inside. And a second building, too.)

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The real estate market is still red hot. We have your guide to the South Shore, Massachusetts sales, provided by The Warren Group. And, click on the links below to see inside the homes. We have the scoop on what sold and for how much. Every week, we post these transactions for you and give you the five most expensive sales on the South Shore.

Top 5 homes sales for the South Shore, Massachusetts, for Jan. 2-5, 2024

1. $1,885,000, 111 Mann Hill Road, Scituate, Jennifer R Adams 2015 T and Daniel J. Adams to Robert C. and Megan Quinn, Jan. 4, 2024, single family.

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2. $1,620,000, 225 Prospect St., Norwell, Joseph Timmons and Town Pt Mtg Truts 2018-4 to Towd Pt Mtg T2018 -4 and Us Bank TCom Tr,Jan. 5, 2024, single family.

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3. $1,500,000, 76 Downer Ave., Hingham, David and Kerrin Forsyth to Griffin and Kaitlin G. Guerin, Jan. 2, 2024, single family.

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4. $1,499,000, 105 Waterman Road, Canton, Michael D. and Allison J. Benson to Jeffrey and Linda Pachter, Jan. 3, 2024, single family.

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5. $1,429,000, 8 Backriver Road Unit 8, Hingham, John F. Kenny Jr to Judy A. Gray, Jan. 4, 2024, condo.

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South Shore, Massachusetts, real estate sales for Jan. 2-5, 2024

Abington

362 Diane Circle, James C. and Rose M. Foley Jr. to Jacob Walkins, $615,000, Jan. 5, single family.

Braintree

6 Erickson St., Evans Jr. Ralph W. Est and James Patterson to 6 Erickson Street Limited Liability Co., $490,000, Jan. 3, single family.

414 John Mahar Hwy Unit A407, David F. and Erin Q. Sheehan to Hansbury Family Trust and Eileen Hansbury, $615,000, Jan. 5, condo.

Canton

50 Coppersmith Way Unit 401, Canton Copperworks Limited Liability Co. to Dolan Anthony, $869,785, Jan. 3, condo.

10 Sioux Drive, George A. Armington and Keybank Na to Karla Arias, $858,000, Jan. 3, single family.

319 Sherman St., Michael and Sarah Nemetz to Caleb Lathrop and Taylor Lathrop-Connors, $1,160,000, Jan. 4, single family.

360 Neponset St. Unit 508, Michael J. Lowe to Nazari and Oksana Syneiko, $360,000, Jan. 2, condo.

105 Waterman Road, Michael D. and Allison J. Benson to Jeffrey and Linda Pachter, $1,499,000, Jan. 3, single family.

236 Dedham St., Kevin B. Mcgonagle to Debra M. and Stuart Schmill, $856,991, Jan. 3, single family.

50 Coppersmith Way Unit 310, Canton Copperworks Limited Liability Co. to John P. Fink, $637,321, Jan. 5, condo.

224 York St., Robert and Melissa Schiavo to Antonio and Maria P. Gelfusa, $900,000, Jan. 5, single family.

Carver

S. Main St. Lot 2, Adga Realty Limited Liability Co. to Zero Realty Trust and Elizabeth Brown, $400,000, Jan. 4.

S. Main St. Lot 3, Adga Realty Limited Liability Co. to Zero Realty Trust and Elizabeth Brown, $400,000, Jan. 4.

Lakeview St., Adga Realty Limited Liability Co. to Zero Realty Trust and Elizabeth Brown, $400,000, Jan. 4.

8 Chance Court Unit 8, Richard A. Ballantyne to James C. and Kelly A. Lynch, $525,000, Jan. 5, condo.

S. Main St. Lot 1, Adga Realty Limited Liability Co. to Zero Realty Trust and Elizabeth Brown, $400,000, Jan. 4.

73 Crystal Lake Drive, Christiano Joan I. Est and Francis A. Chriistiano 2nd to Jolene Bissett and Kevin Enman, $415,000, Jan. 5, single family.

Cohasset

447 Beechwood St., Gregory S. Ferreira to Katie Maretz and Conor Johnson, $1,050,000, Jan. 4, single family.

84 Summer St. Unit 2, Scott L. and Catherine A. Murphy to Christopher and Susannah Adams, $560,000, Jan. 5, condo.

2 Rose Hill Lane, Daniel E. and Christa L. Hagearty to Victoria D. and Richard F. Rodeschini, $1,305,000, Jan. 3, single family.

Duxbury

333 Franklin St., Peter F. and Josephine A. Stock to Paul G. and Jill M. Boudreau, $1,100,000, Jan. 4, single family.

227 Bay Road, Ann K. Noyes T. and Nancy M. Roode to Ew England Envi & Consult, $600,000, Jan. 4, single family.

30 Trout Farm Lane Unit 30, Michael C. Phippen to Edward Tyler, $450,000, Jan. 5, condo.

4 Deerpath Trail N., Daniel P. and Rebecca K. Brown to Steven A. and Erick B. Lias, $980,000, Jan. 3, single family.

47 Summer St., Patrick and Lindsay Clancy to Michael C. and Charles Phippen, $675,000, Jan. 5, single family.

Halifax

216 Plymouth St., King Phillip Realty Trust and Maureen Mahon to F&n Limited Liability Co., $550,000, Jan. 3, single family.

Hanover

427 Columbia Road, Tailwind Realty Trust and Robert C. Merrill to 427 Columbia Hanover Limited Liability Co., $1,350,000, Jan. 5.

1299 Hanover St., Zachary G. and Taylor Mertz to Carly Derleth and Dylan C. Woods, $725,000, Jan. 5, single family.

295 Winter St. Unit 16, Jsc Holdings Limited Liability Co. to J&j Hanover Prop Limited Liability Co., $360,000, Jan. 3.

School St., Brian Melanson to Aj Realty Trust and Jason Kennedy, $255,000, Jan. 5.

295 Winter St. Unit 10, Jsc Holdings Limited Liability Co. to Richard P. Mccabe, $280,000, Jan. 2.

30 Mill Brook Way, Jaince Shields-Pachal to Erin Q. and David Sheehan, $1,100,000, Jan. 5, single family.

20 Clark Circle, Dympna M. Connors to Jason A. Youmatz and Julie C. Behenna, $935,000, Jan. 4, single family.

Hanson

544 Spring St., Richard G. and Jean D. Morrill to Michael A. Ouellette, $440,000, Jan. 5, single family.

223 E. Washington St., Eric and Melissa Wilson to Bryan K. Turner and Mary M. Collins, $610,000, Jan. 5, single family.

Hingham

3 Chatham Circle, Orr Jr. James H. Est and Peter R. Brown to Casey A. Cwynar and Gina M. Jamieson, $1,100,000, Jan. 5, single family.

29 Jones St., Christine Collins and William W. Frazier to Harborview Dev Limited Liability Co., $100,000, Jan. 4, single family.

8 Backriver Road Unit 8, John F. Kenny Jr. to Judy A. Gray, $1,429,000, Jan. 4, condo.

188 Hull St., April D. and Nicholas E. Paventi to Elizabeth K. Victor and Emre Keskin, $840,000, Jan. 4, single family.

76 Downer Ave., David and Kerrin Forsyth to Griffin and Kaitlin G. Guerin, $1,500,000, Jan. 2, single family.

Hull

16 Main St., Love Eileen B. Est and Peter M. Davis to Particia Dowling, $600,000, Jan. 4, single family.

Kingston

16 3 Rivers Drive, Mark J. Langley and Meghan Oconnell to Michael and Debra Lacolla, $735,000, Jan. 4, single family.

Marshfield

97 Foster Ave., Cascade Funding Mtg T. Hb5 to Klaudiusz Kielb, $541,000, Jan. 5, single family.

544 Pine St., Daniel and Rosalind Curtin to Jared Tokarz and Peri Schaut, $830,000, Jan. 5, single family.

Norwell

225 Prospect St., Joseph Timmons and Town Pt Mtg Truts 2018-4 to Towd Pt Mtg T2018 -4 and Us Bank TCom Tr, $1,620,000, Jan. 5, single family.

Pembroke

47 Station St., 81 Faxon Park Rd Realty Trust and Daniel Scribi to Michael J. and Katherine S. Bruno, $859,000, Jan. 4, single family.

18 Bagnell Drive Unit 18, Medaglia Sandra J. Est and Christine Chaplin to David W. Ham and Pamela A. Mcclendon, $599,000, Jan. 5, condo.

595 Washington St. Unit C9, Thomas and Janel Mchugh to Janice Shields-Paschal, $650,000, Jan. 5, condo.

127 Taylor St., Brian A. and Danielle N. Stathers to Thomas J. and Jessica Swenson Jr., $750,000, Jan. 5, single family.

40 Canoe Club Lane, Curtis S. Ludlow and Kathryn I. Jarrett to Michael A. and Jessica M. Clement, $1,330,000, Jan. 5, single family.

Plymouth

25 Canterbury Drive, Thomas A. and Pamela A. Lyne to Todd W. Krupa and Sandra L. Shores-Krupa, $800,000, Jan. 5, single family.

621 Wareham Road, Ernestine Ness to Noeo O. Flores and Mariela A. Lopez, $365,000, Jan. 5, single family.

90 Herring Pond Road, Mill Pond Realty Trust and Bradford C. Cushing to Champion Builders Limited Liability Co., $1,000,000, Jan. 5.

96 Herring Pond Road, Mill Pond Realty Trust and Bradford C. Cushing to Champion Builders Limited Liability Co., $1,000,000, Jan. 5.

92 Herring Pond Road, Mill Pond Realty Trust and Bradford C. Cushing to Champion Builders Limited Liability Co., $1,000,000, Jan. 5.

88 Herring Pond Road, Mill Pond Realty Trust and Bradford C. Cushing to Champion Builders Limited Liability Co., $1,000,000, Jan. 5.

94 Herring Pond Road, Mill Pond Realty Trust and Bradford C. Cushing to Champion Builders Limited Liability Co., $1,000,000, Jan. 5.

32 Shore Drive, 4 Stewart Limited Liability Co. to Matthew and Cynthia Arpin, $399,900, Jan. 5.

216 Water St. Unit 201B, Southern Dunes Limited Liability Co. to Daniel E. Marsters Jr., $585,375, Jan. 5, condo.

52 Holbeck Cor Unit 52, Arthur and Myra Perlis to David Hamburger, $766,500, Jan. 3, condo.

27 Ocean Walk Drive Unit 102, Ocean Walk Limited Liability Co. to Cindy L. Rochefort, $331,000, Jan. 3, condo.

11 Sleepy Hollow Drive, Robert L. Macmillan to Brent M. Chuma and Morgan B. Sowa, $657,500, Jan. 4, single family.

19 Williams Ave., Masley 2017 RET and Edward M. Masley to 19 Williams Ave Limited Liability Co., $400,000, Jan. 4, single family.

83 Cherry St., R&m T. and Philip M. Cash to Cathy M. Menton, $530,000, Jan. 4, single family.

Quincy

10 Sachem Park, Jacob Lafser and Gabrielle Miller to Deborah L. Ribak, $568,000, Jan. 4, single family.

1022 Hancock St. Unit 206, Diane and Albert Brunett to Elizabeth Doller, $632,000, Jan. 2, condo.

50 Ames St., Frank Rubino and Kha M. Truong to Frank Rubino, $40,000, Jan. 2, single family.

511 Hancock St. Unit 501, Nq3 Development Limited Liability Co. to Lin Family Trust and Wanlan He, $805,000, Jan. 4, condo.

50 George Road, Feeney T. and Lori Atterige to Mj Property Holdings Limited Liability Co., $574,900, Jan. 4, single family.

975 Southern Artery, Phuc V. Tran to Jenna Diamond and James Harty, $540,000, Jan. 2, single family.

76 Babcock St., Lisa O. Martel to Forest Lake Ventures Limited Liability Co., $300,000, Jan. 5, single family.

54 Grand View Ave., Yu Guo and Zuchun Li to Maung M. Myint and Khin Nwe, $930,000, Jan. 5, single family.

Randolph

96 Wilmarth Road, White Brian S. Est and David White to Phuoc P. Tong and Duyen T. Do, $449,000, Jan. 5, single family.

7 Alden Ave. E., Spearin Robert Est and Patricia Spearin to Charlene Williams, $707,000, Jan. 2, single family.

87 Highland Ave., Tank Menace Limited Liability Co. to Red Nosed Group Limited Liability Co., $550,000, Jan. 2, single family.

23 Toscano Way Unit 23, 502 South Main Hldg Limited Liability Co. to Rebecca F. Jean-Baptiste, $580,000, Jan. 5, condo.

29 Woodlawn Road, Cong H. Nguyen and Thu H. Pham to Hilaire Louis and Yanick Vertus, $690,000, Jan. 4, single family.

Rockland

482 Salem St., Erickson Family Trust and Mark C. Erickson to Christopher B. Fisher and Rachel A. Simili, $500,000, Jan. 3, single family.

315-321 Union St., Phoenix Building Mgmt Limited Liability Co. and Us Bank TCom to Velocity Com Cap Loan T. and Us Bank TCom Tr, $1,540,080, Jan. 5.

568 Hingham St., Charles S. and Angela J. Smith to Mahob Hingham Limited Liability Co., $340,000, Jan. 4, single family.

22 Everett St., Thomas J. Begley and Rockland TCom to 22 Everett Rock Limited Liability Co., $245,000, Jan. 4, single family.

Scituate

24 Doctors Hill Drive Unit 24, Fj Sheehan 2021 (irrevocable trust) and Michael C. Sheehan to Mjs Family Trust and Michael C. Sheehan, $500,000, Jan. 4, condo.

50 Oakhurst Road, Kerin L. Crimmins RET and Kerin L. Crimmins to Michael W. Crimmins Family Trust and Kerin L. Crimmins, $153,000, Jan. 2, single family.

14-16 Old Country Way Unit 4, Malloy Hall Limited Liability Co. to Linda E. Chapman, $779,000, Jan. 2, condo.

111 Mann Hill Road, Jennifer R. Adams 2015 T. and Daniel J. Adams to Robert C. and Megan Quinn, $1,885,000, Jan. 4, single family.

Sharon

56 Eisenhower Drive, Robert and Michelle Pepe to Rachel Pepe and Matthew Klayman, $1,400,000, Jan. 5, single family.

2 Reynolds Road, Neil J. and Robert W. Mcgrath 3rd to Houping Zhu and Chen Pei, $564,500, Jan. 3, single family.

Stoughton

22 Donald Road, Janice Taylor and Susan Catalano to David and Sarah Viola Jr., $530,000, Jan. 3, single family.

37 Shuman Ave., 37 Shuman Avenue Limited Liability Co. to Boston Brace Intl Inc., $4,250,000, Jan. 5.

17 Wyman St., Avondale Properties Limited Liability Co. to Rajesh Patel, $650,000, Jan. 3.

423 Pearl St. Unit 423, Peter A. Kaltsunas to James and Nicole Nelson, $204,000, Jan. 2, condo.

410 Park St., Nguyen-Do Family Trust and Christine Do to Angelo Dicenso, $460,000, Jan. 3, single family.

27 Glen St. Unit 13, James M. Horvitz to Dr O. J. Owens Limited Liability Co., $60,000, Jan. 5.

60 Glover Drive, Vicki Skoletsky Lt and Vicki Skoletsky to Alysandra Quinn and Antonia Barros, $612,000, Jan. 4, single family.

70 Jamie Lane, Sousa Family Trust and David R. Sousa to David R. Sousa and Jacqueline Mearn, $547,000, Jan. 2, single family.

Weymouth

107 Wilson Ave., Quigley Margaret J. Est and Jennifer Quigley to Donna L. Mcguire, $350,000, Jan. 4, single family.

26 Greentree Lane Unit 39, Steven T. and Daniel F. Mchugh Jr. to Thomas J. Marshall, $250,000, Jan. 5, condo.

229 Lake St. Unit C., Graeme and Sydney Burke to Sarah Pasquale, $387,000, Jan. 3, condo.

90 Trotter Road Unit 3201, Quint Steven E. Est and Robert Quint to Yuxin Yan, $555,000, Jan. 2, condo.

237 Front St., James and Kathleen M. Oleary to Matthew Mazzie, $894,000, Jan. 3, single family.

168 Webb St., Robbie Natalie and Richard Coletti to Augustin Cetoute and Nadine Eugene-Cetoute, $474,900, Jan. 2, single family.

41 Glendale St., Matthew S. and Amanda Anson to Matthew Shubley and Caolinn Mcswiggan, $600,000, Jan. 5, single family.

Whitman

16 Charles St., Watters RET and Alfred B. Watters to 16 Charles St Realty Trust and Thomas F. Mcsharry, $703,500, Jan. 5.

Copyrighted material previously published in Banker & Tradesman. Reprinted with permission of publisher, The Warren Group, www.thewarrengroup.com.

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Massachusetts community colleges to launch apprenticeship degree programs – The Boston Globe

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March 11, 2026

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Massachusetts community colleges to launch apprenticeship degree programs – The Boston Globe

Six Massachusetts community colleges are working together with employers across the state to start new apprenticeship degree programs that allow students to earn money in jobs related to their fields of study before graduation.

Several of these schools, including Bunker Hill Community College and MassBay Community College, are already enrolling students in these apprenticeship programs; North Shore Community College and Northern Essex Community College plan to launch programs this fall. There are currently about 50 students enrolled in the new degree programs; more than 200 are expected to enroll in the fall, according to the Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges.

“It’s going incredibly well, and proving to be very popular amongst students,” said Nate Mackinnon, executive director of the Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges. “This is honestly long overdue.”

William Heineman, president of North Shore Community College and chair of the Community College Council of Presidents, said the apprenticeship degrees are about earning money in the fields the students want to pursue while gaining skills and knowledge. The apprenticeships typically result in the students being offered full-time employment once their studies are completed.

The degree programs currently train licensed practical nurses, medical assistants, behavioral health technicians, and K-12 educators. The community colleges said additional programs will soon be offered in early education, cybersecurity, social work, medical laboratory technology, dental assisting, and occupations in allied health and nursing.

More than 30 employers are working with the colleges on the apprenticeships, including Mass General Brigham, Tufts Medicine, Reliant Medical Group, Wayside Youth and Family Support Network, as well as Salem and Chelsea public schools.

The initiative is funded by about $6 million in grants from the Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation and Accelerate the Future, which will go toward the startup costs associated with building the programs.

The Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges also received a grant to hire a statewide apprenticeship project manager to oversee the registered apprenticeships across the state’s 15 community colleges.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey often talks about the role apprenticeships should play in the state’s workforce strategy. In January she set a goal of registering 100,000 apprentices in the next decade in fields such as health care, technology, and advanced manufacturing.

“Apprenticeships are a powerful tool,” Healey posted on X in January. “They’re paid, hands-on training opportunities that lead to great careers.”

Hilary Burns can be reached at hilary.burns@globe.com. Follow her @Hilarysburns.

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Marijuana prices have been taking a nosedive. What comes next? – The Boston Globe

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March 11, 2026

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Marijuana prices have been taking a nosedive. What comes next? – The Boston Globe

Grocery prices are rising. Rents are up. There is one product, though, that’s actually getting cheaper: marijuana.

The price of a gram of weed — the amount in a large joint — was down to just above $4, on average, in January, the latest continuation of a years-long nose-dive that has brought prices plummeting over 70 percent since pot stores first opened in Massachusetts in 2018. In those days, a gram cost more than $14.

“I’m taking advantage definitely,” Tori Wells, a Boston customer, said of current rock-bottom prices as she left downtown dispensary Pure Oasis one recent afternoon.

While consumers are happy, low prices have launched the industry into turmoil. It’s a far cry from the visions of wealth in cannabis that laid the foundation for many entrepreneurs to enter the industry and the state’s efforts at enriching Black and Latino communities that were targeted by the war on drugs.

“Profitability is tough to reach,” said Gabriel Vieira, CEO of Zyp Run, the first cannabis delivery service to open in Greater Boston in 2023. Delivery business licenses remain exclusive to equity operators, but many have struggled to find success. Just last month, Vieira’s company had to settle a state tax debt of more than $410,000 in order to continue operating this year, he said.

Marijuana growers and manufacturers said retail businesses are increasingly stiffing them on payments as money runs thin across the industry. There are signs that lawsuits, debts, and unpaid taxes are piling up, while business closures accelerate. Last fiscal year, 13 retail stores closed after either having their licenses revoked or choosing not to renew their licenses operations — more than in all previous years of legalization combined. And of the 71 cannabis business licenses of all kinds surrendered since recreational pot sales began, almost half were given up in the most recent fiscal year.

“Every state has a bottom, and we are in it,” said Derek Ross, CEO of Nova Farms, a company with six dispensaries across Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine, and New Jersey, and hundreds of cultivation acres in the Northeast. “If we didn’t have opportunities in other states, we’d be struggling to keep our head above water.”

The industry’s dismal state is the result of an oversaturated market with too many marijuana plants being grown, said Commissioner Kimberly Roy, of the Cannabis Control Commission.

The commission is considering whether to freeze new cultivation licenses, with a public hearing on the matter likely soon. It’s a measure Roy supports.

“We need to hit the brakes,” Roy said. “Quite frankly, it’s overdue.”

By the end of 2025, the industry had the capacity to grow over 4.5 million square feet of cannabis plant canopy, up from 3.65 million in 2023.

Now cultivator competition is driving “razor-thin margins,” Roy added, and becoming a pain point for the entire industry.

Andrew Kazakoff, of Fathom Cannabis, a cultivator in West Boylston, said he supports a freeze on new growers.

“We need to take a halt,” Kazakoff said, adding: “Let the industry settle, work on itself, and come to equilibrium.”

As companies jockey for business there is also a “race to the bottom” on prices in the retail market that has led to “a lot of these businesses kind of cannibalizing each other,” said Ryan Dominguez, executive director of the Massachusetts Cannabis Coalition, a trade group. He added that a freeze could be a necessary step in righting the industry.

What’s happening in Massachusetts is something that other states have experienced, said Beau Kilmer, co-director of the RAND Drug Policy Research Center.

Cannabis prices have fallen nationwide, particularly in early legalizing states such as Colorado, California, and Oregon, whose head start in infrastructure building has quickly turned to rampant oversupply. Oregon has imposed various pauses on its cannabis licensing dating back to 2018, with new license approvals of any kind currently banned.

“If you’re not going to limit the amount that’s produced, you should expect to see these price declines,” Kilmer said. Likewise, other New England states, including Connecticut and Maine, have retained higher prices than Massachusetts, the first pot stronghold on the East Coast and still its largest grower, since going legal.

The low prices mean cannabis businesses are mired in money problems, even as demand has continued to grow for their products. The number of cannabis sales that occurred last year increased by 8 percent over 2024, but revenues from those sales essentially plateaued, totaling around $1.65 billion for both 2024 and 2025.

Ross, the CEO of Nova Farms, said he cut 25 percent of his multi-state workforce in the last 18 months, as even diversified outfits have had to become “lean and mean,” to weather today’s market.

Two dozen companies, including four cultivators and 12 retailers, were in court-appointed receivership, the state’s legal alternative to bankruptcy, in January, according to commission data. More have been added since. Bankruptcy isn’t an option for cannabis companies as long as the drug remains federally illegal.

Designated as participating in “trafficking,” cannabis sellers also pay significantly more in federal taxes, often at rates of 60 to 80 percent, and are barred from making some regular deductible expenses.

Brian Keith, cofounder of Rooted In, said his Newbury Street dispensary, which opened in 2022, would be profitable if it weren’t for the heavy burden of the federal tax code, which places the most strain on retail stores.

Brian Keith, owner of Rooted In, is one of many small cannabis shops facing plummeting retail prices on cannabis and a compression that is making it difficult for local owners to stay afloat.
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A future VIP social consumption private room is set up downstairs at Rooted In.
(David L. Ryan/Globe Staff)

He filed his taxes on time this year but didn’t have the funds, he said, and now it may take over 12 months to settle over $170,000 in outstanding debts through a payment plan with the IRS.

“We’re seeing the same number of people walking through the door, but less revenue,” Keith said.

Keith is a member of the state’s social equity program, aimed at helping communities disproportionately impacted by the war on drugs build wealth.

His company has raised more than a quarter million dollars from communities of color in Dorchester, Roxbury, and Mattapan to fund its initial operations, he said, but the profits he planned to bring back to those communities haven’t materialized because of the prices plummeting.

Keith’s business is one of about 100 owned by people in the state’s two equity programs — about 15 percent of all open businesses in the state. Many of these entrepreneurs are struggling to make ends meet, the Globe has reported.

The CCC has approved a framework to allow the opening of marijuana lounges, giving exclusive access to equity entrepreneurs and smaller operations, though that rollout is just getting off the ground.

Many cannabis cultivators and manufacturers are seeing an escalating issue of unpaid debts.

Kazakoff, the grower in West Boylston, said half his orders last year were not paid on time by retailers, and a few not at all. That was barely a problem before 2025, he said.

“I grapple with the fact every single month of: Do I stay in business when I’m not getting paid by dispensaries?” he said. “Or how am I going to pay my employees?”

Currently, the CCC has no authority to police these business-to-business transactions, Commissioner Roy said, though she said it’s time for them to try and address it. Cannabis reform bills pending in the State House and Senate look to reshape cannabis regulations, including by mirroring alcohol enforcement, by restricting delinquent companies to having to pay their bills as soon as they receive products and publishing their names. Both versions of the legislation would also dissolve the current five-member cannabis commission, replacing it with a smaller three-member body.

Zyp Run cannabis delivery advertisements are glued on many trash cans around South Station.David L. Ryan/ Globe Staff

Cultivators such as Kris Foley, CEO of Berkshire Roots, have taken matters into their own hands, initiating legal action to retrieve funds he said he is owed from around a half dozen retailers.

“A lot of partners that we worked with early on, they were good payers,” but that changed suddenly, said Foley, who runs two Pittsfield cultivation facilities and a nearby dispensary, as well as another shop in East Boston. He hasn’t been paid on time for between $150,000 and $200,000 worth of product since 2024.

Nova Farms has been shorted payment for an estimated $4.5 million in product in Massachusetts in the past two years, far more than its other states, Ross said.

Steve Reilly, co-owner and head of government relations at INSA, a large cannabis operator in Massachusetts and four other states, worries that debt issues in the industry have driven away investment.

“Most of these companies are just struggling to keep the lights on and they’re doing what they can do,” he said. “But as they’re doing that, they’re dragging everybody else down.”

Bryan Hecht can be reached at bryan.hecht@globe.com. Follow him on Instagram @bhechtjournalism.

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