“Municipalities [must] encourage full participation … in the cannabis industry by establishing a transparent and objective selection process.”
Commissioners say the move “eliminates additional step that lengthens the timelines of the regulation process”
“Policies crafted with the best of intentions, burdened by lack of support and/or overly onerous restrictions, don’t yield the intended result.”
“Social consumption is already happening in the unregulated market” … the challenge is “to figure out how to get it into a regulated market.”
“There are a lot of hoops and hurdles that one must jump through … And compliance is not cheap.”
Features that are well worth recognizing—whether you’re a cannabis business owner in New England, or just a product hound
The way things are now, those with the least resources and access are categorically excluded
The CCC is “seeking public comment on Host Community Agreements, municipal equity, and social consumption reforms.”
“Storytelling, social commentary, even a little bit of politics … stuff you wouldn’t delve into with a bunch of drunk people at a party.”
“I think expanding social consumption beyond the unworkable model established in 2018 is a key priority for the CCC”
