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Join EON's CCC Regulatory Review Planning Session!

Sign up for this virtual session to talk with fellow EON supporters & stakeholders to discuss the Cannabis Control Commission’s regulatory review and plan future engagement and advocacy to ensure effective implementation of An Act Relative to Equity in the Cannabis Industry!

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Regulators agree to new approach on cannabis cafés | State House News Service via The Boston Globe

State House News Service Reporter Chris Linski provided great wire coverage of the CCC’s decision to eliminate the existing social consumption pilot program and focus on long-term, statewide, comprehensive regulations, […]

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Cannabis Control Commission adopts new approach to licensing social consumption sites | GBH News

With the pilot program now off the table, Camargo said commissioners are inviting public outreach on social consumption before it dives into the formal regulatory process. She said they’ll talk to officials from other states where marijuana is legal and host listening sessions, including a virtual one coming up in June.

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Cannabis Control Commission News Coverage Policy Press

Mass. Regulators Vote To Scrap Social Cannabis Consumption Pilot Program | Talking Joints Memo

Following an hour-long discussion on the matter, commissioners voted to abandon the pilot program. Instead, the CCC will devise a universal framework for all applicants in any municipality that decides to “opt into social consumption license types, either through a ballot question or ordinance” after those types are established by the CCC.

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Cannabis Control Commission Policy Press Press Releases & Media Advisories What's Happening

Statement from EON Policy Co-Chair Armani White regarding CCC vote to remove social consumption pilot from regs

The Cannabis Control Commission voted today to remove the existing but not operational social consumption pilot program from Massachusetts regulations during its second public meeting on the topic. Economic Empowerment […]

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Cannabis Control Commission News Coverage Policy Press

Equity-Focused Nonprofit Publishes Open Letter To CCC About Social Consumption | Talking Joints Memo

“Policies crafted with the best of intentions, burdened by lack of support and/or overly onerous restrictions, don’t yield the intended result.”

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Cannabis Control Commission Policy Press Press Releases & Media Advisories What's Happening

Social Consumption Pilot Program Public Comments

After more than five years and a significant new cannabis law addressing social consumption, now is the time to move forward with a comprehensive, equitable, safe, and healthy onsite consumption licensing and regulatory framework.

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Career & Opportunity Session Event What's Happening

EON Career & Opportunities Session

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Cannabis Control Commission Municipal Licensing Equity Policy What's Happening

Public Comments to Cannabis Control Commission HCA Reform, Municipal Equity, & Social Consumption Working Groups

The Cannabis Control Commission (Commission) is currently reviewing its regulations and considering policy changes that respond to recent changes in state law known as Chapter 180 of the Acts of […]

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Career & Opportunity Session Event What's Happening

Join EON’s March Career & Opportunities Session!

Sign up for the upcoming Career and Opportunities Session featuring Massachusetts Cannabis leaders about jobs, entrepreneurial resources in the city of Boston, and navigating the growing cannabis industry. This virtual […]