A final public hearing by the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission on the Vineyard last week saw sparse attendance.

Island towns are beginning to grapple with implications of the recreational marijuana law enacted a year ago.

Two members of the newly-appointed state Cannabis Control Commission traveled to the Vineyard Tuesday for a listening session.

The West Tisbury zoning board of appeals has approved the Island’s first medical marijuana cultivation center, wrapping up a review process that began early this year.

The West Tisbury zoning board is poised to decide whether to approve the Island’s first medical marijuana cultivation center.

The Martha’s Vineyard Commission has approved what may become the Island’s first facility for growing, testing and packaging medical marijuana.

A long-planned medical marijuana dispensary in West Tisbury was referred to the Martha’s Vineyard Commission for review, in light of a proposal to relocate the business.

Geoff Rose announced Tuesday that he has been granted a provisional license by the state Department of Public Health to operate a registered medical marijuana dispensary in West Tisbury.