The Many Bills Before The Massachusetts Joint Committee On Cannabis Policy
April 8, 2025
From attempts to raise the license cap to efforts to streamline agent registrations, here’s what legislators are considering
From attempts to raise the license cap to efforts to streamline agent registrations, here’s what legislators are considering
Time and again, the CCC has shown that its independence strengthens policymaking
Letter to agency heads details ‘egregious operational breakdown’ and ‘poor business practices and oversight’
Legislation “aims to protect workers who use cannabis legally while still allowing employers to maintain workplace safety standards.”
“There are a couple of things that I have—there’s something that needs attention—and that’s the cannabis commission.”
Equitable Opportunities Now alerts members to bills that would significantly loosen Massachusetts cannabis ownership restrictions
Agency chair: “Repeated budget reductions have constrained our ability to deliver necessary regulatory work in a timely manner.”
Mass EON: “There is an effort taking place right now to enable the largest, most profitable companies to control more of the market while reducing the number of equity businesses.”
Massachusetts business owners, industry trade groups, and advocates ask lawmakers to reform the Cannabis Control Commission
The hearings were prompted by reports of turmoil at the commission and state Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro’s call for the agency to be put under receivership
