Inbox: “Cannabis Control Commission Extends Exclusivity for Delivery Licenses”
April 1, 2025
CCC: “12-month extension begins today, with an ongoing study of the success of delivery businesses to be complete by September”
CCC: “12-month extension begins today, with an ongoing study of the success of delivery businesses to be complete by September”
Commissioners grant another year of exclusivity, will examine impact of regulatory changes on Social Equity licensees
“If our stated goal was to ensure that the folks who were affected were supposed to get first access to this industry, then yeah, we could do better” A
As of August 2024, the balance in the fund was more than $6 million, according to the state’s cannabis commission
Recent regulation changes increased competition over business-to-business deliveries. Now, some operators seek further rule adjustments.
Mass EON: “There is an effort taking place right now to enable the largest, most profitable companies to control more of the market while reducing the number of equity businesses.”
The Massachusetts Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund is a day late and a dollar short, but the check’s in the mail and this round of grants could really help
“It’s taken so long for us to get the regulatory revisions that we have sought. … It would be very detrimental to end the exclusivity window on April 1st.”
“The Mayor’s Office of Economic Opportunity & Inclusion will provide funds to the contractor(s) to provide strategic marketing technical assistance to at least 25 cannabis equity applicants”
Plaintiffs allege that the state denied their applications to participate in the lottery for social equity licenses without explanation
