On Wednesday, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission gave unanimous approval to a new set of marijuana industry rules aimed at further expanding the trade across the state.
Specifically, the new rules touch on protocols for home marijuana delivery, product transportation for testing purposes, expanding microbusiness and craft cooperatives, and increasing access for medical marijuana patients, according to a press release from the commission.
An earlier draft of the rules was approved by the commission in July, which preceded a public comment period. The new regulations will go into effect by Nov. 22.
Major changes include:
“The commission acted diligently to update regulations for constituents while maintaining a safe, equitable cannabis market,” acting CCC Chair Bruce Stebbins said in the release. “These changes will allow microbusinesses to expand into new parts of the industry and access social consumption licenses in the future. The commission is looking forward to the rollout of the social consumption framework in December, the next major step forward for the industry.”
The CCC has a public listening session scheduled for Nov. 7 at its headquarters in Worcester related to its continued tweaking cannabis testing lab rules, the commission announced. Then on Dec. 5, there will be another such meeting for public feedback on proposals related to the cannabis consumption lounges.
Next year, the commission further “intends to review the three-year, equity exclusivity period for adult-use delivery license types” and will also assess ways for legal cannabis operators to expand into municipalities that have opted to ban commercial marijuana businesses, as a way to both increase consumer access and combat the underground market.
John Schroyer has been a reporter since 2006, initially with a focus on politics, and covered the 2012 Colorado campaign to legalize marijuana. He has written about the cannabis industry specifically since 2014, after being on hand for the first-ever legal cannabis sales on New Year’s Day that year in Denver. John has covered subsequent marijuana market launches in California and Illinois, has written about every aspect of the marijuana trade, and was part of the team that built the cannabis industry’s first-ever trade show, MJBizCon. He joined Green Market Report in 2022.
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