Major Bloom Press Coverage
2022 Power 50: Ulysses Youngblood
May 2nd, 2022
Photo by Matt Wright
Ulysses Youngblood likes being an unassuming man, who people would never guess runs his pwn cannabis business or teaches about entrepreneurship at Clark University… “I’ve had learning disabilities since I was 9 years old, including ADHD, selective hearing, and dyslexia. All this is an advantage now because I hear and learn differently…”
Cannabis delivered to your door? Worcester’s Major Bloom dispensary to launch cannabis delivery on April 11
April 6, 2022
By Tom Matthews from MassLive
Worcester County residents will soon be able to have cannabis delivered straight to their door. Major Bloom will begin its full delivery service on April 11, bringing new jobs to the area and bringing the Massachusetts cannabis industry closer to the roots of the legacy cannabis market…
Major Bloom cannabis store on Millbury Street, Brazzier and City Donuts, all approved for common victualer licenses
March 4, 2020
By Isabel Sami from Telegram
‘There’s no financing’: Cannabis equity applicants look forward to home delivery, but struggle with startup costs
February 17, 2021
By Melissa Hanson from MassLive
Worcester marijuana dispensary seeks food license
February 16, 2021
By Monica Busch from Worcester Business Journal
Major Bloom plans to primarily use the license to cover cannabis infusion processes, for products like infused pre-rolls, edibles and infused drinks and tinctures, according to co-founder and president Ulysses Youngblood…
Top 10 in 2020: Marijuana businesses growing in Attleboro area
Dec 21, 2020
By George W Rhodes from The Sun Chronicle
Major Bloom Inc. has city permits to sell manufacture and grow marijuana at 20 John Williams St., which is the site of another former jewelry business Guyot Bros. The company has a provisional license from the state to sell recreational marijuana at the same place…
An equitable cannabis industry comes from lowering barriers to entry, not good intentions
Dec 15, 2020
By Laury Lucien Star-Ledger Guest Columnist
As the 12th state to legalize cannabis, New Jersey is positioned to learn from a decade’s worth of experiences to create a racially and socially just industry. As currently written, New Jersey’s bill to implement legalization repeats some of the mistakes that have led to an inequitable cannabis industry in state after state, including my home state of Massachusetts…
‘We’re talking about restorative justice;’ Marijuana business applicants, advocates call out for more equity in Massachusetts cannabis industry
July 16, 2020
By Melissa Hanson from MassLive
New pot shop proposed for County Street in Attleboro
Jul 7, 2020
By George W Rhodes from The Sun Chronicle
Meanwhile, Major Bloom LLC has a provisional license from the CCC and a special permit from the city to open a retail pot shop at 20 John Williams St. when renovations are complete…
Major Bloom seeks permit for marijuana store on Millbury Street in Worcester
May 6, 2020
By Nick Kotsopoulos from Telegram
This Massachusetts marijuana company plans to sell apparel and more online to support local non-profits, before opening for pot sales
Feb 27, 2020
By Melissa Hanson from MassLive
‘WE JUST WANT TO DO OUR BUSINESS;’ FOR ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT APPLICANTS, CHALLENGES IN OPENING MARIJUANA SHOPS INCLUDE SPEED, FUNDING AND OBTAINING HOST COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS
Feb 27, 2020
By Melissa Hanson from MassLive
HERE'S WHY WORCESTER COUNTY IS DOMINATING THE STATE’S BURGEONING CANNABIS INDUSTRY
January 2, 2020
By Anna Kusmer from WGBH
Laury Lucien wants her pot shop in downtown Worcester, Mass., to be more than a business. She wants to create culture. “How I feel when I see the design we picked out, it feels like Spike Lee in Brooklyn, with jazz music and the brick,” said Lucien, 33, who is also an attorney specializing in cannabis regulation and policy. “That’s kind of the vibe we’re going for in this space. We’re trying to make this part of our culture.”…
ATTLEBORO ZONING BOARD GETS POT SHOP AUTHORITY
April 28, 2019
By George W Rhodes from The Sun Chronicle
Special permits needed to open marijuana businesses in Attleboro are now under the jurisdiction of the zoning board of appeals. City councilors gave up oversight of pot shops on an 11-0 vote last week, saying the “heavy lifting” of creating regulations and ushering in the new businesses has been done…
STATE LAWMAKERS LOOK TO CRACK DOWN ON ILLICIT MARIJUANA SALES
April 11, 2019
By Paris Alston and Callum Borchers from wbur.org
Featuring Major Bloom Co-Founder Laury Lucien Legal, recreational marijuana stores have been operating in Massachusetts since November. Fifteen stores have licenses, yet three quarters of marijuana sales remain underground…
