Improper Payments A Key Feature Of Most Noncompliant HCAs
March 11, 2024
“Just from my preliminary review, I have not seen a single compliant HCA.”
“Just from my preliminary review, I have not seen a single compliant HCA.”
“Do you want to know your rights and responsibilities as an applicant—and what to expect from potential host communities? Looking for a helpful way to educate your town manager, mayor, selectmen, or other municipal officials?”
O’Donovan attempted to bribe the Medford chief of police to obtain approval for a client to sell recreational marijuana
O’Donovan wanted a cut of the store’s profits that could hit $100,000 to $200,000 a year once the pot shop was operational
“We did a lot of reviews of HCAs that are out in the industry and that have been used—whether you would call them good HCAs, or bad HCAs, or indifferent HCAs, we read a lot of them.”
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“These include the agency’s oversight of Host Community Agreements, requirements for inclusivity at the local level [and] suitability reform.”
O’Donovan “sought to have the [police] Chief favorably rank his client’s application and … pressured the mayor to select the client to open a retail marijuana store in Medford.”
“You’re there to make a difference and provide access to cannabis … and to get this new industry rolling.”
