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THE ROAD TO HOME DELIVERY PT. 5: DOGS IN THE FIGHT—IDENTIFYING THE PLAYERS

Written by DAVID RABINOVITZ Posted January 14, 2021 Filed Under: Cannabis, Talking Joints Memo

Jostling for position and influence are the disadvantaged candidates, existing industry participants, and municipalities

Filed Under: Cannabis, Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: cannabis, Talking Joints Memo

THE ROAD TO HOME DELIVERY PT. 4: STEP-BY-STEP—RULES FOR OPERATORS, EXPLAINED FOR CONSUMERS

Written by DAVID RABINOVITZ Posted January 12, 2021 Filed Under: Cannabis, Talking Joints Memo

There’s always been delivery, but this is how regulated Home Delivery Operators will work

Filed Under: Cannabis, Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: #mapoli, cannabis, Talking Joints Memo

THE ROAD TO HOME DELIVERY PT. 3: FEAR FACTOR—HOW THE DELIVERY OPERATOR MODEL WORKS

Written by DAVID RABINOVITZ Posted January 9, 2021 Filed Under: Cannabis, Talking Joints Memo

In this third part of the series, our focus turns to the controversial Marijuana Delivery Operator, the licensee that will receive and fulfill consumer orders.

Filed Under: Cannabis, Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: cannabis, CCC, Marijuana, Talking Joints Memo

THE ROAD TO HOME DELIVERY PT. 2: THE CANNABIS COMMUNITY ORGANIZES

Written by DAVID RABINOVITZ Posted December 31, 2020 Filed Under: Cannabis, Talking Joints Memo

The handwriting on the wall was clear, COVID had changed buying habits, and more consumers were opting for home delivery—and that behavior would easily translate to cannabis

Filed Under: Cannabis, Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: #mapoli, cannabis, CCC, Talking Joints Memo

HOW WE GOT TO CANNABIS HOME DELIVERY IN MASS

Written by DAVID RABINOVITZ Posted December 17, 2020 Filed Under: Cannabis, Talking Joints Memo

The long road to the controversial new cannabis license class.

Filed Under: Cannabis, Talking Joints Memo Tagged With: cannabis, Cannabis Control Commission, economic empowerment and social equity program, home delivery

WHERE DOES CARES ACT MONEY COME FROM? AND HOW DO BANKS MAKE DECISIONS?

Written by DAVID RABINOVITZ Posted April 29, 2020 Filed Under: COVID, News, News to Us

bank PPP information

In forecasting what’s coming next regarding the federal government’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), it is important to understand the lending environment. We thought it might be helpful to look at the lender’s role, why there may have been so much lender confusion.

Filed Under: COVID, News, News to Us Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID, news, news to us, slider

WHO GOT CARES ACT LOANS AND HOW MUCH, PLUS UPDATE ON THE LATEST FUNDS

Written by DAVID RABINOVITZ Posted April 26, 2020 Filed Under: COVID, News, News to Us

Who Got CARES Act Money

Nearly three-quarters of the loans went to the smallest of companies—those needing $150,000 or less. While slightly more than a quarter of a point of these loans went to the big players, those big borrowers took slightly more than 9% of the available funds.

Filed Under: COVID, News, News to Us Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID, news, news to us

FORGIVE ME: HOW TO BORROW CARES ACT MONEY AND LEGALLY NOT PAY IT BACK

Written by DAVID RABINOVITZ Posted April 10, 2020 Filed Under: COVID, News, News to Us

coronavirus money

At reported application rates, the $349 billion will be gone within a few weeks, and even if an additional $251 billion is approved by Congress, it is unlikely that will last past the first week of May. Once lenders have completed issuing these loans, expect them to turn their attention to the forgiveness with a fine-tooth comb.

Filed Under: COVID, News, News to Us Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID, news, news to us

THE BIG CARES ACT DOUBLE DIP: A PPP LOAN PROGRAM RECAP AND UPDATE

Written by DAVID RABINOVITZ Posted April 8, 2020 Filed Under: COVID, News, News to Us

ppp loans

This is a sequel to the popular articles: “COVID-19 Crash Course for Small Biz Payroll Protection Plan Applicants,” “A Quick, Easy Update on the CARES Act,” and “CARES Act Potholes”

Filed Under: COVID, News, News to Us Tagged With: COVID, news, news to us, slider

CARES ACT POTHOLES—COVID-19 PROGRAM BORROWERS BEWARE

Written by DAVID RABINOVITZ Posted April 6, 2020 Filed Under: COVID, News

PAYCHECK PROTECTION

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) under the CARES Act could be a crucial lifeline for many Massachusetts small businesses including retailers, bars, sandwich shops, and restaurants. Unfortunately, these businesses may face an unintended conundrum.

Filed Under: COVID, News Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID, news, news to us

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