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- Ask your Rep. to support cannabis equity in MA’s budget
Please take a few minutes right now to ask your State Representative to invest in creating equitable economic opportunity for communities harmed by the war on drugs. Here’s how: - Make your voice heard at the voting booth today!
Polls are open until 8 p.m. and if you are in line at 8 p.m. you cannot be turned away. To find your polling location and view a sample ballot, please visit www.wheredoivotema.com. - EON applauds CCC for Model HCA public comment period, advancing key deliverables, & increasing transparency on Ch. 180 implementation process
EON applauds Acting Chair Ava Concepcion, her fellow Commissioners, Director of Licensing Kyle Potvin, Esq., and the CCC staff for providing a two-week public comment period for the Model HCA that elicited 19-20 public comments that generated approximately 90 potential changes — and for advancing these key deliverables. - Cannabis Equity Fund Grant Applications Due Before Midnight TONIGHT
As a reminder, the Executive Office of Economic Development (EOED) is accepting applications for the Immediate Needs Grant Program from cannabis social equity businesses that have at least a provisional license from the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) until 11:59 PM TONIGHT (Thurs. 2/15).
News & Releases
- EON applauds CCC for Model HCA public comment period, advancing key deliverables, & increasing transparency on Ch. 180 implementation process
- Acting Chair Concepcion, Asst. Secretary Vega and other leaders to speak at Celebration of Equity Champions
- Special Guest: EOED Asst. Secretary Juan Vega to share Cannabis Social Equity Fund update at Celebration of Equity Champions
- EON Letter to CCC Regarding Model HCA, Model Municipal Equity Ordinance, & Municipal Compliance
- BECMA, EON urge CCC to Repeal Burdensome Regulations Targeting Equity Businesses
- Cannabis equity advocates celebrate progress for grant & loan program in FY23 supplemental budget
- Advocates applaud progress on cannabis equity fund in supplemental budget, urge quick passage
- Recap + Guest Opinion: Please Advance The Social Equity Trust Fund Fix | Talking Joints Memo
- Advocates urge legislators to advance cannabis equity fund with technical fix and new investment in supplemental budget
- Cannabis Control Commission votes to put new restrictions on payments to municipalities | Worcester Telegram & Gazette
- Lawsuit, Scandals, And Audit Aside, Massachusetts Regulators Approve Major Changes | The Bluntness
- Equitable Opportunities Now Applauds New Cannabis Equity Regulations