Is the Cannabis Industry at a Crossroads in Massachusetts?

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Commissioner Nurys Camargo said last week that she expects the CCC to reopen its regulations for additions, subtractions and revisions sometime 'later this year, the beginning of next year.'

The university in Worcester, Massachusetts, is partnering with cannabis education company, Green Flower, to offer four cannabis qualification certificates for those interested in pursuing a career in the growing industry.

But it will be a newcomer in the role of commission chairperson as the CCC sets out to implement the law and revise its detailed rules for the industry. Former state Treasurer Shannon O'Brien was sworn in as CCC chair on Sept. 1, having been appointed by Treasurer Deborah Goldberg. O'Brien follows interim Chair Sarah Kim and inaugural CCC Chair Steven Hoffman, who resigned quietly in April. Hoffman was the last of the CCC's original commissioners to leave his post.

Days after the legendary Red Sox slugger was immortalized in the Hall of Fame, Big Papi announced his entry into the marijuana business. "In recognition of our five-year anniversary, I was recently asked about some of the initiatives that I hope to accomplish in the remaining years of my own tenure here," Concepcion said."And what I referenced was implementing the new law, particularly around suitability for people who have past criminal records, for people who are trying to enter into the industry or having issues with accessing it, and increasing public awareness around those access and opportunity points.

 

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