Kobie Evans on BPR | April 22, 2021
COVID Has Created New Customers In The Cannabis Industry, Says Co-Owner Of Boston s First Recreational Dispensary
Entrepreneurs Kevin Hart, of Randolph, Mass., left, and Kobie Evans, of Boston, right, speak to reporters after attending a meeting of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission on Feb. 6, 2020, in Worcester, Mass.
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Kobie Evans, co-owner of Pure Oasis, Bostonâs first recreational cannabis dispensary, joined
Boston Public Radio on Thursday as part of the BPRâs ongoing series about local businesses re-emerging from the pandemic.
Pure Oasis, which is the first Black-owned cannabis dispensary in Massachusetts, opened on March 9, 2020, as part of the Cannabis Control Commissionâs equity program. But only two weeks after it opened, the business was forced to temporarily close due to the pandemic. Gov. Charlie Baker s emergency order, which closed all ânon-essentialâ businesses, inc
By Daniel Sheehan, Reporter Staff
February 11, 2021
Ava Callender Concepcion
Last month, Attorney General Maura Healey tapped Ava Callender Concepcion, a Dorchester attorney, to fill the vacant public safety seat on the state’s Cannabis Control Commission.
Concepcion, a self-described “Mattapan girl” who grew up near the Mattapan/Dorchester border, now lives in Uphams Corner with her husband and 14 month-year-old child. In an interview with the Reporter, she described how being a lifelong Boston resident compelled her to pursue a career rooted in social justice and advocate for change at the local level.
Concepcion’s early years were “a huge part of why I ended up getting a degree in criminology and becoming a lawyer,” she explained.