Madison Czopek Feb 10, 2021 Two companies that hope to conduct cannabis testing at laboratory sites in Wareham are now one step closer to that goal. At their Feb. 9 meeting, the Board of Selectmen voted to authorize the negotiation of marijuana host community agreements with both Smithers and Baystate Labs. Once host community agreements are in place, the companies will be able to file applications for licenses from the Cannabis Control Commission. Jesse Alderman, counsel for Smithers, noted that it typically takes many months for the state to grant licenses. “So we would just be getting, basically, in the CCC pipeline,” Alderman said.