Mass Cannabis Commissioner Camargo Steps Down From Post
May 10, 2025
Announcement comes as industry challenges mount and regulatory agency struggles to float above water
Announcement comes as industry challenges mount and regulatory agency struggles to float above water
From proposed Massachusetts Social Consumption Establishment license fees and caps to ventilation regulations and next steps
Three proposed license types include “Supplemental” for existing Marijuana Establishments, “Hospitality,” and “Event Organizer”
A timeline of the (lack of) progress toward licensing 420-friendly lounges and other social establishments in Massachusetts
David Lakeman comes from Illinois cannabis program but started career with Massachusetts Municipal Association and CCC
Deliberate policy-making process will better equip Massachusetts delivery businesses for success
From badging, to addressing the nonpayment issue, to a doc on social equity, to record sales, worker safety, and dispensaries that sell scratch tickets
Now is the time for municipalities—as well as potential applicants—to “raise their hands.”
“Are we on sound legal footing? More than anything, that has to be the lens that we look at this through.”
Cannabis regulators vote to scrap “burdensome” “two-driver” rule. “We have met with delivery operators and couriers to truly understand. … It was a collaborative conversation.”
