As of Friday, May 28, the Cannabis Control Commission (“CCC”) has announced that Certified Economic Empowerment Applicants and Social Equity Program Participants (“EE/SE Participants”).
After an outcry from advocates including the Massachusetts Cannabis Business Association (MassCBA), the Commonwealth Dispensary Association announced that it will withdraw its lawsuit seeking to void new Cannabis Control Commission delivery regulations. The Massachusetts Cannabis Business Association (MassCBA), an organization of Massachusetts cannabis-related businesses including cultivators, manufacturers, dispensaries, microbusinesses and ancillary businesses that serve the cannabis industry, released the following statement in response:
“As a cannabis business association committed to building an industry that is inclusive, diverse and creates business ownership opportunities for all, particularly Black and Latino entrepreneurs and those who have been harmed by the failed war on drugs, we are pleased that this ill-intentioned lawsuit is being dropped,” said MassCBA President and CEO David O’Brien. “We applaud the focused, tenacious and downright effective work of advoca