“If you don’t regulate to ensure good wages, then you won’t get them from the industry. … This is something that we should have already done to begin with.”
But there’s pushback: “The regulations make it nearly impossible to open and stay in business.”
“We did not find any evidence that shows that Abramovich has any type of control directly or indirectly with the licensee.”
With deadlines approaching and fires on multiple fronts, regulator rapport regresses at first meeting following bombshell leadership announcement
So far, the state’s attempt to spur cranberry coop-style cultivations has yielded lackluster results
“Cities and towns have created their own barriers for these businesses. … A lot of folks have been blocked at the municipal level.”
“Social equity, craft, and disadvantaged business operators should be driving the discussion on how to design a national regulatory framework for cannabis.”
