The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission this week announced it had finally filled the long-vacant job of executive director, with a Dec. 18 vote by commissioners to hire Travis Ahern, who was originally a runner-up in October before the commission’s first choice declined the position. Ahern, the town administrator of Massachusetts hamlet of Holliston since 2020, […]
Massachusetts cannabis regulators are looking past basic consumption lounges, planning for brewery-style tasting rooms at cultivation sites and cannabis-friendly entertainment venues as part of the state’s social use program, according to its chief regulator. The Cannabis Control Commission is preparing to release draft regulations for public comment following a framework announcement earlier this month. According […]
Massachusetts regulators have issued the state’s first cannabis research facility license to a unit of multistate operator Curaleaf Holdings. The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) unanimously approved the application of Curaleaf Processing to operate a marijuana research lab in Newton, the agency said in a news release. “We are excited to move the state’s first-ever […]
News from: Drug Enforcement Administration, Massachusetts, Florida, Tryptamine Therapeutics and more. The Daily Hit is a recap of the top financial news stories for Wednesday, October 30, 2024. On the Site DEA begins picking witnesses for December cannabis hearing NCIA confirms it is among those approved to speak at the hearing. Read more here. Massachusetts […]
The CCC has been facing leadership and staff turmoil for the past year. The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission named David Lakeman, a former commission staffer who’s been working as a cannabis regulator in Illinois the past four years, to be its new executive director during a meeting on Monday, after a months-long search that kicked […]
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) has selected a former employee as its new executive director. David Lakeman, who has headed the marijuana division at the Illinois Department of Agriculture since 2020, served as head of government affairs at Massachusetts’ CCC between 2018 and 2020, the CommonWealth Beacon reported. The CCC, which oversees Massachusetts’ regulated […]
A new report from Massachusetts cannabis regulators described the past fiscal year – July 2023 to June 2024 – as a “pivotal chapter” for the maturation of the marijuana trade in the state, citing ever-increasing sales records, new social equity developments and upcoming social consumption business licenses. The annual report, issued by the state Cannabis […]
Massachusetts regulators fined New York-based marijuana multistate operators Ascend Wellness Holdings and Curaleaf Holdings a combined $165,000 for neglecting consumer safety practices. The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) fined Ascend $85,000 on Thursday for omitting roughly 900 marijuana products from the state’s required track-and-trace system, The Boston Globe reported. The allegations, which date as far […]
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