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Leicester, MA, 11/20/2018 -- Jen Borgstedte, 29, of Pawtucket looks at the menu 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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Recreational marijuana sales began in Massachusetts. Here's how it went.

Jane Britton.

A Harvard graduate student was found murdered in 1969. Now authorities say they know who did it.

Mayor of Northampton David Narkewicz makes the first legal purchase of recreational marijuana from Co-founder of NETA Arnon Vared, on Tuesday morning.

These were the first two recreational marijuana customers in Massachusetts — and what they bought

In this June 15, 2017 photo, Travis Mills steers a boat with his 4-year-old daughter, Chloe, in Manchester, Maine, as wife, Kelsey, rides along. The U.S. Army staff sergeant who lost four limbs in a blast in Afghanistan is opening a summer retreat to help those who suffered severe war injuries. Mills credits his family as much as the medical team for helping him to recover. He’s paying it forward by bringing the wounded and their families to Maine to continue their recovery. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

‘I’ve had 25 great years with arms and legs and I've had six pretty amazing years without them’ November 21, 2018 | 1:23 PM

APNewsBreak: Roberts raps Trump for "Obama judge" comment November 21, 2018 | 1:04 PM

FILE – In this Nov. 14, 2005 file photo, clouds hang over the North Sentinel Island, in India's southeastern Andaman and Nicobar Islands. An American is believed to have been killed by an isolated Indian island tribe known to fire at outsiders with bows and arrows, Indian police said Wednesday, Nov. 21, 2018.
Police officer Vijay Singh said seven fishermen have been arrested for facilitating the American's visit to North Sentinel Island, where the killing apparently occurred. Visits to the island are heavily restricted by the government. (AP Photo/Gautam Singh, File)

An American is believed to have been killed by an isolated Indian island tribe November 21, 2018 | 12:16 PM

A West Roxbury man got out of a parking ticket. Then he led police on a chase, authorities say. November 21, 2018 | 11:21 AM

Two additional inmates at a West Virginia prison have come under scrutiny in the investigation into the slaying of Boston mobster James “Whitey” Bulger.

Authorities eye two more inmates in 'Whitey' Bulger investigation November 21, 2018 | 11:00 AM

Forecasters said Wednesday will be sunny, but with wind gusts as high as 40 miles per hour, it will feel even colder. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: metro reporter:

Map: Here’s how cold it will feel in Mass. overnight November 21, 2018 | 10:50 AM

'Sorry Tom, breaking into the police station won’t save you' November 21, 2018 | 10:39 AM

A portrait of Karina Vetrano, who was killed while jogging in Spring Creek Park, at her parent's home in New York, Dec. 28, 2016. A man identified as Chanel Lewis has been arrested in the murder of Vetrano, who was strangled last summer on a secluded park path in nearby Howard Beach, Queens, the police said on Sunday. (Sam Hodgson/The New York Times)

Mistrial declared in case of slain NYC runner Karina Vetrano November 21, 2018 | 10:02 AM

Prosecutors clear Oregon FedEx driver after deadly punch November 21, 2018 | 9:44 AM

Student at Brighton High School stabs classmate with pencil November 21, 2018 | 9:34 AM

Right-leaning nonprofit paid Whitaker nearly $1 million November 21, 2018 | 8:17 AM

Trump thanks Saudis after defying calls to punish prince November 21, 2018 | 5:21 AM

The Latest: Trump thanks Saudi Arabia for lower oil prices November 21, 2018 | 1:55 AM

She's everywhere: Ocasio-Cortez puts trek to Congress online November 21, 2018 | 12:37 AM

Trump says he plans to make his first visit to a war zone November 21, 2018 | 12:26 AM

AP FACT CHECK: Trump inflates value of Saudi arms deal November 21, 2018 | 12:19 AM

Trump team turns over written answers to Mueller's questions November 21, 2018 | 12:05 AM

Report: Trump wanted to prosecute Comey, Hillary Clinton November 20, 2018 | 8:18 PM

Pentagon says troops at US border to cost about $210 million November 20, 2018 | 6:13 PM

Sound familiar? Past echoes in Ivanka's private email November 20, 2018 | 6:12 PM

Trump arrives at his comfort zone at 'winter White House' November 20, 2018 | 6:07 PM

Romaine lettuce is seen on sale at a Whole Foods supermarket in Washington, DC on November 20, 2018. - US health officials warned consumers not to eat any romaine lettuce and to throw away any they might have in their homes, citing an outbreak of E. coli poisoning. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued the warning against all Romaine lettuce just two days before the Thanksgiving holiday, when American families gather and feast together. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP/Getty Images

Don't eat romaine lettuce, health officials say November 20, 2018 | 6:04 PM

The Latest: Fudge won't run for speaker, backs Pelosi November 20, 2018 | 6:03 PM

Michael Avenatti.

Actress alleges Michael Avenatti dragged her across the floor November 20, 2018 | 5:56 PM

2 kids, 2 adults dead in arson fire at New Jersey mansion November 20, 2018 | 5:50 PM

The Latest: Anti-Democrat group paid Whitaker nearly $1M November 20, 2018 | 5:06 PM

Ohio Democrat says she won't challenge Pelosi for speaker November 20, 2018 | 5:01 PM

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's case for Saudi solidarity November 20, 2018 | 4:58 PM

Trump provides written responses to Mueller questions November 20, 2018 | 4:56 PM

Congress to probe Ivanka Trump's private email use in WH November 20, 2018 | 4:24 PM