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In this Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018 photo New England Treatment Access medical marijuana dispensary employee Tyler Mize, of Orange, Mass., speaks on a phone near an entryway to the dispensary, in Northampton, Mass. Within days perhaps, the medical marijuana dispensary in Northampton expects to receive the final go-ahead to throw its doors open to anyone 21 or older who wants to purchase cannabis products ranging from flower to edibles, creams and even suppositories. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Here's a look inside one of the Massachusetts marijuana shops opening soon

Michelle Obama shares a toast with Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick at a 2011 dinner for the National Governor's Association at the White House.

Michelle Obama reportedly met with Deval Patrick's wife over his potential 2020 run

David Mellen and Ashley Veilleux

'It was just absolutely perfect for us'

Incoming House members prep for do's and don'ts on the Hill November 13, 2018 | 12:35 AM

Government funding, border wall await lame-duck Congress November 13, 2018 | 12:29 AM

Roger Stone associate expects to be charged in Mueller probe November 12, 2018 | 6:20 PM

Congress returns to new dynamic, GOP shutdown threat November 12, 2018 | 5:33 PM

Afghan leader tells US audience that Taliban not winning war November 12, 2018 | 5:30 PM

Mura has her portrait taken during a stop at the Arizona-New Mexico border.

'We have little time left and she’s family to me' November 12, 2018 | 3:09 PM

US analysts locate secret North Korean missile sites November 12, 2018 | 1:15 PM

Here's what Kellyanne Conway said about the Jim Acosta video November 12, 2018 | 12:22 PM

The Woolsey Fire burns above Malibu, Calif., on Nov. 10. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Kyle Grillot

18 photos that capture the devastation of the fires ravaging California November 12, 2018 | 11:22 AM

Man drives into officers in stolen vehicle chase in Boston, police say November 12, 2018 | 11:13 AM

Maine election officials, including Democratic Secretary of State Matt Dunlap, left, and Deputy Secretary of State Julie Flynn, center, began counting ballots on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, in Augusta for the Second Congressional District's House election. The election is the first congressional race in American history to be decided by the ranked-choice voting method that allows second choices. (AP Photo/Marina Villeneuve)

In Maine, a new way of voting is facing its biggest test yet November 12, 2018 | 10:38 AM

Trump complains about allies' spending after France trip November 12, 2018 | 7:35 AM

Meet the House Democrats who will be running the show November 12, 2018 | 12:36 AM

AP FACT CHECK: Trump's rhetoric on voter fraud is misleading November 12, 2018 | 12:31 AM

Democrats seek ways to protect Mueller probe from Whitaker November 12, 2018 | 12:25 AM

Whitaker may have violated group's tax-exempt status November 11, 2018 | 7:24 PM

Schumer: Dems set to push bill protecting Mueller probe November 11, 2018 | 2:01 PM

Trump visit to US cemetery in France canceled due to rain November 11, 2018 | 12:39 PM

New Bedford

Mass. man, 23, found fatally shot on street November 11, 2018 | 11:58 AM

FILE -- Rep. Elijah Cummings speaks at a campaign results party in Baltimore, June 26, 2018. With his hands on the levers of the House’s Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Cummings would face one of the Democrats’ most perilous balancing acts: How to scrutinize the heap of Trump administration scandals left untouched by Republicans without appearing to overreach.

Meet the House Democrats who will be running the show November 11, 2018 | 11:42 AM

Pabst says MillerCoors is trying to put it out of business November 11, 2018 | 10:49 AM

Fishing boats are tied up at dock as storm brings wind and snow. Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff Reporter:Topic.

Feds eye improved fishing monitoring off East Coast states November 11, 2018 | 10:43 AM

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe members.

March, rally in DC seeks preservation of Mass. tribe's reservation November 11, 2018 | 10:03 AM

Cranston, Rhode Island

Rollover crash in Rhode Island leaves 1 dead, 2 hurt November 11, 2018 | 9:35 AM

Fort Independence, Castle Island, South Boston

Parking free in the state park system on Veterans Day November 11, 2018 | 9:24 AM

McGlashan-Nickerson House

Park service seeks volunteer to move historic Maine home November 11, 2018 | 8:11 AM

A bouquet of flowers, left by mourners, lays near the site of Wednesday's mass shooting, in Thousand Oaks, Calif., Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. Investigators continue to work to figure out why an ex-Marine opened fire Wednesday evening inside a Southern California country music bar, killing multiple people.

Gunman who killed 12 died from self-inflicted gunshot November 10, 2018 | 9:45 PM

Alley Bar

Boston gay bar receives threatening phone call November 10, 2018 | 8:24 PM

Several celebrities have been forced to evacuate their homes due to a fast-moving wildfire in Southern California.

Stars join thousands waiting to learn wildfire's damage toll November 10, 2018 | 5:18 PM

Ross McKellar and Teresa Simpson from Oxford, Nova Scotia are donating a 46-foot white spruce tree that will soon begin its journey to Boston.

Boston Christmas tree about to make journey from Nova Scotia November 10, 2018 | 2:28 PM