• Delivery Applications Open to Economic Empowerment Applicants, Social Equity Program Participants

    Licensing applications to prospective Delivery-only Marijuana Establishments and certain Microbusinesses seeking Delivery Endorsements are open starting Thursday, May 28. The new adult-use license types will be exclusively available to certified Economic Empowerment Applicants and Social Equity Program Participants for a minimum of two years.

    Review the FAQHow to Apply Through MassCIP

  • COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Updates

    Starting on May 25, 2020, adult-use cannabis retailers will be allowed to reopen with precautionary procedures in accordance with Governor Baker’s “Order Implementing a Phased Reopening of Workplaces and Imposing Workplace Safety Measures to Address COVID-19.” MEs and MTCs will be permitted to utilize curbside operations along with Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers (MTCs).

    Review the Amended Administrative Order Allowing Curbside OperationsReview the Final Cease-and-Desist Order
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  • Applicants for Licensure Now Allowed to Hold Community Outreach Meetings Virtually

    The Cannabis Control Commission issued an administrative order allowing applicants for licensure to hold Community Outreach Meetings via virtual, web-based means, so long as Governor Charles D. Baker’s March 10, 2020 Order that a State of Emergency remains in place.

    Review the Administrative OrderGet Commission Updates on COVID-19
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The mission of the Cannabis Control Commission is to honor the will of the voters of Massachusetts by safely, equitably and effectively implementing and administering the laws enabling access to medical and adult use marijuana in the Commonwealth.

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The Cannabis Control Commission established by Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2017 has five commissioners consisting of one appointee each from the Governor, Treasurer and Attorney General, and two members agreed upon by the majority of those three constitutional officers. The commission is charged with regulating the adult use of marijuana industry in the Commonwealth.

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The Cannabis Advisory Board, established by Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2017 has twenty-five members: five appointees each from the Governor, Treasurer, and Attorney General, and ten ex officio members with expertise and knowledge relevant to the Board’s mission. They are charged with studying and making recommendations to the Cannabis Control Commission on the regulation and taxation of marijuana in Massachusetts.

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Make recommendations regarding cultivation, processing, manufacturing, transportation, distribution, seed-to-sale tracking and market stability

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Develop recommendations on women, minority and veteran-owned businesses, local agriculture and growing cooperatives.

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Develop recommendations on law enforcement, property, business and consumer issues.

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