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How's The Recreational Marijuana Roll Out Going In Massachusetts?

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There are 13 recreational marijuana shops in Massachusetts, and at least a half dozen more are expected to open soon.

But the roll out of recreational marijuana in the state has been bumpy and many say the pot shops are located so out of the way and the product is so expensive that much of the marijuana market remains underground.

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Felicia Gans, producer and reporter for the Boston Globe who covers cannabis. She tweets @FeliciaGans.

Lydia Edwards, Boston city councilor for District 1. She tweets @LydiaMEdwards.

Kamani Jefferson, president of the Massachusetts Recreational Consumer Council.

This segment aired on April 1, 2019.

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