Massachusetts dispensary faces NLRB appeal after unionization vote fails
“At the start of this whole affair, 80% of the employees signed cards, authorizing the union to come in,” said INSA budtender Clark D’Agostino.
Massachusetts
Bay State’s maturing market is growing tighter for new retail entrants
The total number of retail licenses with commence operation orders jumped from about 100 in January 2021, to 216 in April 2022.
Connecticut legislators approve mold standard regulations that are looser than neighbors
Originally both of the state’s cannabis labs used a threshold of 10,000 colony forming units per gram when testing flower for microbial. That testing standard matches Massachusetts.
MA dispensary chain settle tip theft claims with AG
The company agreed to a settlement of $33,262.17 that will be distributed among 68 employees who worked at some point between March 1, 2021 and the end of 2021.
On heels of Grown In report, MA CCC announces plans to scrutinize licensee diversity plans
The CCC requires all cannabis license applicants to submit a diversity plan to promote equity among minorities, women, veterans, people with disabilities and the LBGTQ community.
Aspiring MA delivery operators face increasingly tough hurdles
Delivery operators must obtain a storage facility and vehicles, which means a potentially lower startup cost compared to a retail storefront. The downside is the higher operating cost of delivery.
MA advisory board starts the clock on new round of regulatory review
From now until the end of summer, the commissioners and the rest of the agency will internally look at specific regulations that could potentially be created or updated.
Cresco’s merger will require divestment in Massachusetts
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.
Adult use licensees reach some – not all – diversity goals, review of Mass. data shows
Applicants are required to show their progress in annual application renewals. And, according to regulations, these diversity plans have teeth: the CCC is empowered to revoke, suspend, or deny renewal of applications.
Clarified MA license ownership rules tightens limitations
The new guidance more specifically defines “direct” versus “indirect” control of a company and how many licenses they are allowed to own.
