{"id":2264996,"date":"2024-06-11T13:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T17:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marthas-vineyard-running-out-of-weed-sparking-lawsuit\/"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:47:03","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T17:47:03","slug":"marthas-vineyard-running-out-of-weed-sparking-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marthas-vineyard-running-out-of-weed-sparking-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Martha&#8217;s Vineyard Faces Weed Shortage, Prompting Legal Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmarthas-vineyard-running-out-of-weed-sparking-lawsuit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2264996&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Martha&#8217;s Vineyard \u2062is facing a \u200bmarijuana \u2063shortage due to complications \u200cwith state regulations prohibiting the transport of cannabis over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thousands-of-florida-households-facing-financial-ruin-in-wake-of-hurricane-ian\/\" title=\"Thousands Of Florida Households Facing Financial \u2018Ruin\u2019 In Wake Of Hurricane Ian\">ocean waters<\/a>. \u200dThe state&#8217;s Cannabis Control Commission \u2063is concerned that such transportation\u2063 could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-education-sec-on-womens-school-sports-we-have-a-legal-responsibility-to-include-transgender-athletes\/\" title=\"Biden Education Sec On Women\u2019s School Sports: We Have a \u2018Legal Responsibility\u2019 to Include Transgender Athletes\">violate federal law<\/a>, despite marijuana being legal in Massachusetts \u2064since 2016.\u2063 This situation arose as Fine Fettle,\u200c the company that runs the last remaining pot dispensary on the island, decided to cease its\u2062 local marijuana cultivation and plans to close the dispensary. Previously, Fine Fettle managed to supply marijuana by growing it directly on the island, avoiding\u2064 the need \u2063for ocean transport. Critics\u200d suggest that\u2062 there are \u2063routes to transport marijuana to Martha\u2019s Vineyard without leaving\u2064 state territorial waters, but no suppliers have yet managed to get approval for this. Benjamin Zachs from Fine Fettle mentioned that despite initially viewing Martha\u2019s Vineyard as a captive market, the reality proved challenging as many \u2062opt to \u2064bring their own\u200c supply from the mainland where prices\u2063 are \u200clower and\u2064 test costs are cheaper. The ongoing issues have led to a lawsuit and urgent efforts to resolve the transportation \u2063and supply\u200d challenges on \u2064the island.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p>Martha\u2019s Vineyard is about to run out of marijuana thanks to a state regulator balking at allowing cannabis to be transported over the ocean, and the situation has led to a lawsuit and a scramble to fix the problem.<\/p>\n<p>One marijuana company, Fine Fettle, previously grew its own product on the island, circumventing the ocean transportation problem. However, the company, which also runs the last open pot dispensary on the island, has said it plans to stop growing marijuana on Martha\u2019s Vineyard and will soon close the store.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the state\u2019s Cannabis Control Commission is afraid that transporting the drug over ocean waters could break federal law despite Massachusetts voters legalizing marijuana back in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Critics have argued that there are ways to get to Martha\u2019s Vineyard without leaving state territorial waters, but so far, no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-on-track-to-legalize-medical-marijuana\/\" title=\"North Carolina On Track To Legalize Medical Marijuana\">marijuana supplier<\/a> has convinced the commission to allow this.<\/p>\n<p>Benjamin Zachs, who runs Fine Fettle\u2019s Massachusetts operations, <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/marthas-vineyard-run-pot-led-lawsuit-scramble-regulators-110973917\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> the Associated Press that they initially thought the \u201ccaptured market\u201d on Martha\u2019s Vineyard would remain profitable. However, many people now bring their personal stashes over on the ferry, and the drug is cheaper in other parts of Massachusetts. The cost of hiring testers on the island is also higher, Zachs said.<\/p>\n<p>Among the island\u2019s famously wealthy residents are more than 230 registered medical marijuana patients and thousands more recreational users. Some medical users are older adults, including an 81-year-old woman who has been unable to get her regular order.<\/p>\n<p>The owner of one of the island\u2019s two marijuana dispensaries, Geoff Rose, sued the state\u2019s Cannabis Control Commission as his Island Time dispensary was running out of product. Rose had to temporarily shutter the store last month due to the regulations, and the island has only one other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ark-woman-fired-for-refusing-covid-vaccine\/\" title=\"Ark. woman fired for refusing COVID vaccine\">marijuana dispensary<\/a> that is <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/US\/wireStory\/marthas-vineyard-run-pot-led-lawsuit-scramble-regulators-110973917\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a> due to run out of product by September.<\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1716990157394000&#038;usg=AOvVaw33qQydjIo8bet419amChif\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>The state\u2019s Cannabis Control Commission has expressed to Martha\u2019s Vineyard residents that it considers the problem an urgent one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy\">\u201cObviously, this is a super priority for us, because we don\u2019t want to see the collapse of an industry on the islands,\u201d Commissioner Kimberly Roy told residents during a visit to the island earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN\">\u201cIt\u2019s a funny juxtaposition,\u201d Roy said. \u201cThe entire industry is federally illegal. But that\u2019s evolving, too. We are just trying to stay responsive and nimble.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other areas where pot is legal locally have struggled with illegal dispensaries.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, New York <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/new-york-losing-millions-in-taxes-from-legal-marijuana-sales-while-illegal-market-booms-report\">found<\/a> it was losing millions of dollars in tax revenue from its anemic legal marijuana sales while an illegal market thrived.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Martha&#8217;s Vineyard faces a marijuana shortage as state regulators hesitate to permit ocean transport. This has sparked a lawsuit and urgent efforts to resolve the issue. Previously, Fine Fettle, a local cannabis company, grew its product on the island, avoiding transportation challenges<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":2264997,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2153557476.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2264996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2024\/06\/GettyImages-2153557476.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2264996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2264996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2264996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2264997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2264996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2264996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2264996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}