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Massachusetts closes marijuana dispensary after owner posts threatening video

The Massachusetts state Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) suspended the retail licenses of a growing dispensary chain on March 24, the day after the owner allegedly recorded a series of threatening social media posts.

The CCC ordered Elev8 Cannabis’s location in Athol, Massachusetts, closed as of midnight March 25.

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The CCC also revoked provisional licenses for dispensaries in the towns of Williamstown and Orange.

As of Thursday, all locations were closed, the Greenfield Recorder reported.

Elev8 also has a location in Eugene, Oregon, which appears licensed, although Masslive reported that the staff and manager have resigned.

The CCC’s order cited “the acts” of majority owner Oluwaseun Adedeji, who is alleged to have posted a video to his Instagram account that “appeared to threaten violence” against former employees, according to multiple reports.

The CCC acknowledged Adedeji’s “disturbing” video soon after it was posted.

Per @MA_Cannabis spokesperson;

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