NETA, Garden Remedies end membership with Commonwealth Dispensary Association days after group files lawsuit over cannabis delivery regulations
Updated Mar 03, 2021;
Two Massachusetts dispensaries have announced they are ending membership with the Commonwealth Dispensary Association, a decision that comes days after the CDA filed a lawsuit that has been viewed by some as an “attack on equity” in the state’s cannabis industry.
Garden Remedies announced its decision on Saturday morning. NETA made its decision to leave the CDA on Friday. Both cited a commitment to supporting equity in Massachusetts, as the state prepares to start home delivery of cannabis, an opportunity that will only be available to equity applicants for three years.
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