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
First outdoor Social Equity company on the East Coast prepares its third harvest in Hubbardston
Critics contend that a higher fee would be passed onto consumers The Cannabis Regulatory Commission last week punted on whether to hike a fee tacked onto cannabis after already canceling a
Most revoked microbusiness licenses are connected to groups or individuals who flooded the lottery by recruiting people to submit applications and then offered contracts that limited their profit and control of the business
Mandated compendium is light on self-criticism but still full of critical info on everything from licensing and closures to enforcement actions
The CCC is expected to vote on the new regulations on Oct. 22 – just a week before lawmakers are set to hold a hearing where industry stakeholders will be invited to testify
