“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.”
Free “week-long journey” to feature sessions on “nitty-gritty of getting your business through the city”
It’s hard to screw up a social equity fund when you can barely get one off the ground
“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.”
“We applied 27 months ago and were approved 19 months ago. We have been in purgatory since.”
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.”
