Newton Mayor Worried City Won’t Be Able To Bleed Cannabis Companies
January 27, 2025
Municipal official defends treating marijuana businesses like the mob treats diner owners
Municipal official defends treating marijuana businesses like the mob treats diner owners
“Communities need to immediately return all money that wasn’t spent on reasonably-related costs.”
A rundown on new regulations impacting Host Community Agreements, Social Equity and Municipal Equity Provisions, and Revised Suitability Standards for Registered Agents
New Massachusetts regulations prevent municipalities from abusive community impact fees via Host Community Agreements, but some cities aren’t ready to lose their cannabis cash cows
According to Berkshire Roots, Pittsfield “failed to meet its obligations,” pursuant to the HCA terms, because the city “failed to document the costs … incurred …”
Following some bickering over who is in charge, Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission members get to business
The owner of Elev8 in Athol told the Cannabis Control Commission: “It’s hard for me to separate my personal life from my business life and I kind of got in trouble. I owned up to it, I’m back at work—you see I have my tie on.”
Cannabis Control Commission hearing on Host Community Agreement rule changes gets existential. “You’re going to allow a host community to end relations with a marijuana establishment just because they don’t want to comply with the new law?”
“I hope that the steps we are taking continue opening doors for those who were disproportionately harmed by the War on Drugs and deserve a place in this market.”
“Hopefully this gives host communities and licensees some clarity” on Host Community Agreements and Community Impact Fees in Massachusetts
