Cannabis Advisory Board suggests withholding local marijuana tax dollars from communities that don’t implement ‘social equity’ programs | masslive.com

By Shira Schoenberg | [email protected] The Cannabis Control Commission has been brainstorming ideas to improve the landscape for “social equity” marijuana businesses, those that will help communities disproportionately affected by enforcement of marijuana laws.The latest idea, courtesy of the Cannabis Advisory Board: withholding local tax money generated by the marijuana industry from cities and towns…

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CCC grants final licenses to several Massachusetts dispensaries – The Daily Free Press

by Mia Cathell Chairman Steven J. Hoffman and the Cannabis Control Commission met Thursday to discuss granting final licenses to six dispensaries. MIA CATHELL/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF The Cannabis Control Commission held a public meeting in Downtown Boston Thursday to determine approvals of license applications for the cultivation, manufacturing, transport and sale of recreational…

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