Whether you are in the application process to open a marijuana business in Mass, or you’re simply anticipating legal weed across the commonwealth, the comments Cannabis Control Commission Chair Steven Hoffman delivered at the first Mass Cannabis Business Association meetup, held Tuesday at the UMass Club on Beacon Hill, may offer the most insight to date into how far Mass has come on this adventure, as well as into how far we still have to go.
KNOW THE REGS: OPERATING VEHICLES WHILE STONED
There have already been some battles, sure. And we heard countless lines about the dangers of stoned driving from plenty of prohibitionists while our state’s recreational cannabis law was in limbo. But that has been a minor fender bender compared to the crash between reality and ideology that lies ahead.
WE WENT ON A FACT-FINDING MISSION TO A CALI DAB BAR
This may be one of the first full-service cannabis clubs in Cali, at least of the fully legal kind, but it seems to have gotten it quite right already. At least from where I’m sitting, where, after selecting from an absolutely dizzying array of shatters and assorted other extracts, I melted down some of the wax I purchased in one of the three rigs waiting to facilitate a sticky situation in a relatively sterile fashion.
KNOW THE REGS: CULTIVATION OPPORTUNITIES
When it comes to cannabis growing in Mass, these tiers go to 11
WHEN IT COMES TO CANNABIS, COMPASSION STOPS AT THE STATE LINE
Patients will also have access to a reserve supply that stores and dispensaries will be required to set aside to avoid running out of medicine when stores open. And of course, patient IDs will still matter in states where only medical marijuana is legal.
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KNOW THE REGS: HANDY CHECKLISTS AND REQUIREMENTS
Sound excruciating? Perhaps, but don’t even bother applying if you’re afraid of compliance. We will comb through the innumerable rules of cannabis biz upkeep in the coming weeks, but at this point just consider a few of the state’s “General Operational Requirements for Marijuana Establishments”
MASS SAYS NO TO CBD BEER
“While cannabinoids, including CBD and THC, can never be used in the manufacture of alcoholic beverages in Massachusetts, industrial hemp can be used in the manufacture of alcoholic beverages.”
CANNABIS JANICE: ON A MISSION TO REDUCE PAIN AND EDUCATE
“My mission is to help people suffering from pain, anxiety, insomnia, autoimmune disorders, IBS and IBD, Parkinson’s, fibromyalgia, seizure disorders, autism, MS, and other debilitating conditions find relief using cannabis.”
MASS GRASS UPDATE
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