Massachusetts’ textile and paper mills were crucial drivers of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century. More than 150 years later, the state’s $2B cannabis industry is reinvigorating its many long-dormant brick and stone warehouses. Cannabis growers, retailers and manufacturers are leasing and buying old mills and fixing them up to house their operations. Many of the state's localities are courting marijuana businesses to fill vacant mills to generate both real estate and cannabis sales taxes.“There are townships around the state that are saying, ‘Hey, we’ve got… Read the full story here. |