Analysis: With Their Cannabis Omnibus Bill, Mass Lawmakers Are Making A Statement
June 11, 2025
A close examination of the proposed Cannabis Control Commission restructuring
A close examination of the proposed Cannabis Control Commission restructuring
Misinformed legislation would hand control of hemp beverage sales to liquor stores and cannabis dispensaries, excluding the farms that built the state’s hemp market.
“Unrestricted access to the documentary evidence bearing on [the Cannabis Control Commission’s] dismissal of its Chairperson … must be respected.”
Peter Brown insisted to sheriff deputies that he was a citizen and offered a birth certificate, but county officials did nothing to contest ICE’s claim
Measure that could impact ownership limits, regulator governance, and medical marijuana patients advances to Senate
Lawmakers are weighing major changes to the Cannabis Control Commission’s structure, but industry is wary about the empty seats in the meantime
Now that most of the legacy market has been shut down, there is legislation that could consolidate the market even further than it has been. The timing is not coincidental.
A scathing decision concluded the company had a “corporate culture of lax compliance with regulatory requirements”
“We appreciate action on medical deintegration … and other overdue reforms—but handing more power to big cannabis and gutting the CCC’s independence are poison pills.”
Just when things appeared to be settling down, drama set in from the State House to the court house
