The DEA has exclusively allowed the University of Mississippi to produce cannabis for research purposes, but the cultivation site has developed a reputation for generating low-quality cannabis.
The CCB also approved new guidance for cannabis license holders that would require them to deposit a cash into an escrow account to cover the costs of ceasing operations.
Any individual or business entity in Massachusetts is limited to three medical treatment center licenses, three adult use retail licenses, three adult use manufacturing licenses and three adult use cultivation licenses.
Last month, the state legislature introduced House Bill 5329, which would ban cannabis gifting and cannabis billboard advertising.
The First Circuit is considering whether or not Maine’s requirement that all medical cannabis companies be owned by state residents improperly hinders interstate commerce.
The new guidance more specifically defines “direct” versus “indirect” control of a company and how many licenses they are allowed to own.
“We need to make sure people aren’t gaming the system. Tax returns tell a very vivid story,” said one Social Equity Council member.
The full Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court heard arguments over whether or not the state’s Land Court, which oversees zoning, permitting, and housing matters, had the authority to halt a municipal cannabis licensing process.
The city argued both that the Land Court was wrong to overturn the special permit denial and that it also improperly exerted authority over the town when the Land Court allowed an injunction against Taunton.
Vermont currently has five medical cannabis dispensaries in operation, all of which are vertically integrated operations and all are at least partially under the control of out-of-state companies.
