Tag: Massachusetts Legislature

Cannabis equity businesses and Equitable Opportunities Now team up to oppose license cap changes & address industry challenges

Post author By Kevin
Post date June 19, 2024

“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.”

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Ask your Legislators to support EON funding in the FY25 budget!

Post author By Kevin
Post date June 11, 2024
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A Conference Committee is currently negotiating differences between the House and Senate budgets right now, and YOUR legislators need to hear from you!

Use this form to ask your State Representative and State Senator to urge the Conference Committee to include EON’s funding in the FY25 budget.

Tags Aaron Michlewitz, Chynah Tyler, FY25 Budget, Liz Miranda, Massachsuetts Senate, Massachusetts, Massachusetts House, Massachusetts Legislature, Michael Rodrigues, social equity

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Ask your Rep. to support cannabis equity in MA’s budget

Post author By Kevin
Post date April 16, 2024

Please take a few minutes right now to ask your State Representative to invest in creating equitable economic opportunity for communities harmed by the war on drugs. Here’s how:

Tags budget amendment, FY25 Budget, Massachusetts House, Massachusetts Legislature, State Budget, ways and means committee

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EON applauds CCC for Model HCA public comment period, advancing key deliverables, & increasing transparency on Ch. 180 implementation process

Post author By Kevin
Post date March 1, 2024

EON 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.

Tags Ava Concepcion, Bruce Stebbins, Cannabis Control Commission, ch180, chapter 180, HCA, HCA Reform, implementation, Kimberly Roy, Kyle Potvin, Massachusetts Legislature, Nurys Camargo, Regulation, regulatory

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Passage of FY23 closeout supplemental budget advances Cannabis Social Equity Fund

Post author By Kevin
Post date December 5, 2023

Yesterday, the Legislature passed, and Gov. Maura Healey signed, the closeout FY23 supplemental budget that will unlock millions of dollars in grants and loans to cannabis equity businesses. This is an important step toward creating economic opportunity for communities harmed by the war on drugs, as envisioned by voters when they passed Question 4.

Tags Advocacy, Cannabis Social Equity Advisory Board, EOED, Executive Office of Economic Development, Gov. Maura Healey, Grassroots, Legislation, Massachsuetts Senate, Massachusetts Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund, Massachusetts House, Massachusetts Legislature, Rep. Aaron Michlewitz, Rep. Dan Donahue, Sen. Adam Gomez, Sen. Michael Rodrigues, Senate President Karen Spilka, Speaker Ron Mariano, State House

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Cannabis equity advocates celebrate progress for grant & loan program in FY23 supplemental budget

Post author By Kevin
Post date December 5, 2023

“The law passed by the Legislature and signed by Gov. Maura Healey today will unlock millions of dollars in grants and loans to cannabis equity businesses. This is an important step toward creating economic opportunity for communities harmed by the war on drugs, as envisioned by voters when they passed Question 4.

“We appreciate all the work that Gov. Healey’s Administration has done in preparation for the launch of the Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund and hope they will work quickly to roll out a simple, transparent, user-friendly application process as soon as possible.”

Tags Advocacy, Cannabis Social Equity Advisory Board, Executive Office of Economic Development, Gov. Maura Healey, Govenor, Legislation, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund, Massachusetts Legislature, Maura Healey, Rep. Aaron Michlewitz, Rep. Dan Donahue, Sen. Adam Gomez, Senate President Karen Spilka, Shanel Lindsay, Speaker Ron Mariano

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Advocates applaud progress on cannabis equity fund in supplemental budget, urge quick passage

Post author By Kevin
Post date November 30, 2023

“Language in this bill will unlock millions of dollars to be reinvested back into communities that have been torn apart by over-policing and the war on drugs — and it couldn’t come a minute too soon. The loans and grants this program will provide can help save businesses and jobs before the holidays, but only if all legislators put the needs of the Commonwealth’s residents first by quickly passing this bill in an informal session.”

Tags Advocacy, FY23, Legislation, Massachusetts Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund, Massachusetts Legislature, social equity, State Budget, Supplemental Budget

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This #GivingTuesday: Double your impact with New Dia’s matching gift

Post author By Kevin
Post date November 28, 2023

This Giving Tuesday, your donation will have double the impact thanks to our Celebration of Equity Champions host New Dia Cannabis Co. offering to match gifts up to $3,000!

Tags Ava Concepcion, Boston, Cannabis Control Commission, Celebration of Equity Champions, Chris Faraone, City of Boston, Event, Eventbrite, Fenway, Fundraiser, fundraising, Liz Miranda, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund, Massachusetts Legislature, New Dia Cannabis Co., Nurys Camargo, Talking Joints Memo

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You’re invited to EON’s Celebration of Cannabis Equity Champions

Post author By Kevin
Post date November 20, 2023
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Because you showed up and spoke out at our community regulatory review listening session, Cannabis Control Commissioners and staff showed up and listened. And they passed regulations that they — and you — should be proud of.

Now, it’s time to celebrate how far we’ve come! Please join me at EON’s Celebration of Equity Champions hosted by New Dia in Boston on Tuesday, December 19 at 6 PM.

Tags Ava Concepcion, Cannabis Control Commission, Chris Faraone, City of Boston, Event, Eventbrite, Fundraiser, fundraising, Massachusetts Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund, Massachusetts Legislature, New Dia Cannabis Co., Nike John, Nurys Camargo, Shanel Lindsay, Shekia Scott, social equity, The Heritage Club

Cannabis Social Equity Fund Policy Press Press Releases & Media Advisories State Legislation

Advocates urge legislators to advance cannabis equity fund with technical fix and new investment in supplemental budget

Post author By Kevin
Post date November 7, 2023

Equitable Opportunities Now, a nonprofit that has fought for equitable cannabis policies since the passage of Question 4 — including Chapter 180 of the Acts of 2022, which created the new fund last year — is asking legislators to make an immediate one-time $50 million investment in the fund before the end of the year in addition to passing Gov. Healey’s proposed long-term fix.

Tags Advocacy, Cannabis Social Equity Advisory Board, employment, FY23, Legislation, Massachusetts Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund, Massachusetts Legislature, s3096, small business, social equity

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