Group requests a “one-time emergency transfer of $50 million to the Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund … to compensate for the persistent delays in distributing these funds.”
“These include the agency’s oversight of Host Community Agreements, requirements for inclusivity at the local level [and] suitability reform.”
“You’re there to make a difference and provide access to cannabis … and to get this new industry rolling.”
“If a majority of the votes cast are in favor, such city or town shall have authorized the consumption of marijuana on the premises where [it is] sold.”
While Massachusetts loan fund lags, New Jersey disperses $12 million in equity grants
Discussing trust fund regulations, one Cannabis Social Equity Advisory Board member said, “No one here wants us to turn into a collection agency.”
Will be first meeting since members learned initial trust fund balance will be much less than expected
Plus less egregious local media characterizations of the cannabis industry from this past week
“Cannabis Control Commission files draft regulations with Secretary of the Commonwealth ahead of Sept. 8 hearing”
Family long known for community grocery stores now first Social Equity applicants to open three Boston dispensaries
