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LEICESTER, MA - 11/19/2018:Sam Barber president and owner of Cultivate with Leicester police chief Jim Hurley during press conference held at Cultivate in Leicester. The state's first two pot shops open early Tuesday morning. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC 20potprep

What to know about the start of recreational marijuana sales in Massachusetts

Here's what the menus at Massachusetts's first 2 marijuana dispensaries look like

U.S. Penitentiary Hazelton in Bruceton Mills, West Virginia.

An unusual murder mystery is playing out inside the Hazelton penitentiary in West Virginia

Leicester, MA, 11/19/2018 -- Iraq Veteran Stephen Mandile, of Uxbridge, hands his money to Cultivate President Sam Barber as he makes the first purchase at the opening of Cultivate, one of the state's first two pot shops. This the first day the store can sell recreational marijuana to adults 21 and older. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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Photo scroll: Recreational marijuana sales begin in Massachusetts November 20, 2018 | 8:53 AM

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Live blog: Here's what the first customer at each dispensary bought November 20, 2018 | 7:16 AM

Trump criticizes war hero for not capturing bin Laden sooner November 20, 2018 | 5:54 AM

Trump pressed to levy harsh US response to Khashoggi killing November 20, 2018 | 5:14 AM

INGLEWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 15: Former First Lady and author Michelle Obama appears onstage at Becoming: An Intimate Conversation with Michelle Obama at the Forum on November 15, 2018 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Michelle Obama tickets in Boston are commanding 'rock star' prices November 19, 2018 | 6:46 PM

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Authorities: Corrections officer charged after attempted Suboxone smuggling into prison November 19, 2018 | 6:34 PM

Ernest F. Marasa

Ludlow man arrested after allegedly threatening woman with knife November 19, 2018 | 6:27 PM

Freshman Dems face thorny first vote: Yes or no on Pelosi November 19, 2018 | 6:24 PM

Trump sets off storm by criticizing retired Navy admiral November 19, 2018 | 6:20 PM

Gunman opens fire at Chicago hospital, wounds at least 4 November 19, 2018 | 6:06 PM

DA: Child is 2nd victim of Springfield crash November 19, 2018 | 5:21 PM

AP FACT CHECK: Trump boasts anew that he saw al-Qaida coming November 19, 2018 | 5:11 PM

New assessment: 'Little clear progress' in Afghanistan war November 19, 2018 | 4:04 PM

Elevator in Chicago skyscraper fell 84 floors before rescue November 19, 2018 | 2:16 PM

In threat to Pelosi, 16 Dems say they'll back new leadership November 19, 2018 | 2:12 PM

A photograph sits amid the tributes as they grow outside the home where a pregnant woman, Shanann Watts, and her two daughters, Bella and Celeste, lived Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018, in Frederick, Colo. The woman's husband, Christopher Watts, has been arrested on suspicion of killing his family. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado man sentenced for killing his pregnant wife and their 2 young daughters November 19, 2018 | 2:00 PM

Trump, first lady accept official White House Christmas tree November 19, 2018 | 1:55 PM

Johnny Bobbitt Jr., left, Kate McClure, right, and McClure's boyfriend Mark D'Amico in November 2017.

'She didn't understand or appreciate that this may very well be a crime' November 19, 2018 | 1:34 PM

Couple killed in crash driving to their wedding November 19, 2018 | 1:18 PM

Gallivan Boulevard, Dorchester

18-year-old suffers 'life-threatening' injuries after being dragged by vehicle in Dorchester November 19, 2018 | 11:49 AM

Democratic senators sue over Whitaker's appointment as AG November 19, 2018 | 11:25 AM

Cape Cod man who lost his leg in wood chipper: 'I accepted that I was going to die' November 19, 2018 | 11:24 AM

Wareham MA 11/17/18 The Christmas train preped for a special ride with hundreds of first responders and their families on Saurday night when the locomotive hit a killed a man and a woman on the tracks. Photo courtsey of Henry Noe

Friends and family mourn the mother and father killed by holiday train in Wareham November 19, 2018 | 11:03 AM

The Latest: Germany rescinds approval for Saudi arms sales November 19, 2018 | 6:02 AM

Trump says 'no reason' for him to hear Khashoggi death tape November 19, 2018 | 12:41 AM

Trump waffles on pledge to keep chief of staff John Kelly November 19, 2018 | 12:30 AM

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's misdirection on Calif fires, climate November 19, 2018 | 12:24 AM

This file photo shows an arrangement of peanuts in New York.

New peanut allergy drug shows lifesaving potential November 18, 2018 | 7:17 PM

In this Thursday, April 19, 2018, file photo, former New York City Mayor and United Nations Special Envoy for Climate Action Michael Bloomberg speaks at World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings, in Washington. Bloomberg is donating $1.8 billion to his alma mater, Johns Hopkins University.

Bloomberg donates 'unprecedented' $1.8B to Johns Hopkins November 18, 2018 | 5:38 PM

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Middleborough man charged after allegedly stabbing a man in Carver November 18, 2018 | 5:18 PM