EON has been proud to partner with applicants, operators, community leaders, and activists to advance a CCC regulatory agenda that prioritizes the Commonwealth’s focus on fostering equitable participation by increasing opportunities and support for cannabis social equity businesses and eliminating unnecessary barriers.
Read our latest CCC advocacy news…
- Mass. Cannabis Equity Leaders Call for Investigation into Alleged License Cap ViolationsMore than a dozen cultivation, manufacturing, and dispensary owners, along with BECMA and EON, are raising concerns about repeated reports that owners of Ascend Wellness — a large, multistate operator founded and headquartered in Massachusetts — have violated the Commonwealth’s ownership limits.
- Cannabis equity end-of-session priorities: Expand medical access & equity and reject changes to license caps & CCC receivershipEquitable Opportunities Now submitted the following letter to Massachusetts legislators expressing our deep appreciation for their support, highlighting widely-supported bills, opposing changes to license caps, and opposing putting the Cannabis Control Commission into receivership…
- EON’s Comments to DEA on Need to Deschedule MarijuanaRescheduling marijuana to Schedule III is not enough. Marijuana must be removed from the CSA and should be federally regulated for both medical and adult use. Rescheduling does not address the challenges and injustices that must be reckoned with…
- Cannabis equity businesses and Equitable Opportunities Now team up to oppose license cap changes & address industry challenges“The Commonwealth’s license cap is vital to protecting a competitive market and our legally mandated mission to foster equitable participation in this new market,” said EON Policy Co-Chair and MCEC founding member Armani White, who owns provisionally licensed Firehouse. “With lobbyists and lawyers for large multistate operators working with a handful of business leaders to undermine small business protections, it’s vital for cannabis equity businesses to have a voice in the policymaking process.”
- CCC Accepting Applications for Next Executive Director until June 15The Cannabis Control Commission has launched its search for a new executive director. Learn more and spread the word to encourage talented, diverse candidates to apply!
- EON suggests enhancements to Model Municipal Equity By-Law or Ordinance, applauds CCC public comment periodsIn response to the Cannabis Control Commission’s call for public comments regarding its draft Model Municipal Equity By-Law or Ordinance, EON submitted the following public comment.
- CCC holds public comment period on Model Municipal Equity By-LawThe Cannabis Control Commission wants your feedback on its new Model Municipal Equity By-Law or Ordinance — and we want to hear from you too!
- EON applauds CCC for Model HCA public comment period, advancing key deliverables, & increasing transparency on Ch. 180 implementation processEON applauds Acting Chair Ava Concepcion, her fellow Commissioners, Director of Licensing Kyle Potvin, Esq., and the CCC staff for providing a two-week public comment period for the Model HCA that elicited 19-20 public comments that generated approximately 90 potential changes — and for advancing these key deliverables.
- EON Launches New Municipal Cannabis Equity Licensing ResourceIs your city or town going to be compliant with new equitable cannabis licensing requirements by the May 1, 2024 deadline?
- CCC Equity Survey Deadline Extended Through Feb. — Make your voice heard now!The Cannabis Control Commission (Commission)’s Equity Programming and Community Outreach (EPCO) department invites you to complete a brief questionnaire about our equity programming and initiatives in Massachusetts
- Equitable Opportunities Now Public Comments Regarding the CCC’s Model HCAEquitable Opportunities Now submitted the comments below with these suggested red-lined edits to the Cannabis Control Commission in response to a call for public comments to their proposed draft Model HCA. Please email kevin@masseon.com with any questions or feedback. RE: Equitable Opportunities Now Public Comments Regarding the CCC’s Model HCA Dear Cannabis Control Commission Acting… Read more: Equitable Opportunities Now Public Comments Regarding the CCC’s Model HCA
- CCC launches 4th cohort of its Social Equity ProgramThe Cannabis Control Commission began accepting applications for the fourth cohort of its Social Equity Program (SEP) starting Monday, February 5. The SEP, the first of its kind in the nation, is a free, statewide technical assistance and training program that creates sustainable pathways into the regulated cannabis industry for individuals most impacted by the… Read more: CCC launches 4th cohort of its Social Equity Program
- CCC ends 2023 strong by advancing delivery regulatory reformsAfter years of advocacy by delivery operators and allies, and thanks to the responsiveness of Cannabis Control Commissioners, the CCC voted in December to advance three major delivery regulatory reforms…
- Acting Chair Concepcion, Asst. Secretary Vega and other leaders to speak at Celebration of Equity ChampionsThird-annual fundraising reception will honor contributions to Massachusetts’ historic cannabis equity policies at licensed cannabis equity business New Dia Fenway
- EON Letter to CCC Regarding Model HCA, Model Municipal Equity Ordinance, & Municipal ComplianceFollowing the Cannabis Control Commission’s Dec. 14, 2023 meeting, during which Commissioners and staff discussed progress in implementing HCA and municipal equity regulations promulgated pursuant to Ch. 180 of the Acts of 2022, Equitable Opportunities Now submitted the following public comment…