Massachusetts is about to join the still-exclusive club of states with authorized recreational marijuana sales. Retail sales are targeted to start on July 1. But will they? Regulators are still processing license applications, and while they’re optimistic, there are no guarantees all the paperwork will be in order by the end of the month.

Kevin Conroy, Boston-based co-chair of Foley Hoag‘s marijuana group recently spoke with The National Law Journal about what’s going on in the Bay State.