Cannabis Control Commission Public Meeting

In accordance with Sections 18-25 of Chapter 30A of the Massachusetts General Laws and Chapter 2 of the Acts of 2023, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Cannabis Control Commission. The meeting will take place as noted below.

March 13, 2025

10 a.m.

Location:

In-Person with Remote Access via Microsoft Teams Live*

Public Meeting Agenda

1. Call to Order
2. Commissioners’ Comments & Updates
3.  Minutes
   1. February 13, 2025
   2. February 18, 2025
4. Executive Director and Commission Staff Report
   1. Operational Updates Executive Director Travis Ahern
   2. Licensing Data Updates Director of Licensing Olivia Koval
   3. Workforce Updates Chief People Officer Debbie Hilton Creek
   4. Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Updates Director of Diversity Equity and Inclusion Sudeshna Chatterjee
5. Staff Recommendations on Renewal Licenses
   1. ARL Healthcare Inc. (#MRR207015)
   2. Ashli’s Extracts, Inc. (#MPR244243)
   3. Ashli’s Farm, Inc. (#MCR140818)
   4. Ashli’s, Inc. (#MRR207027)
   5. Baked Beans Farm LLC (#MPR244189)
   6. Beacon Compassion, Inc. (#MRR207219)
   7. Berkshire Roots, Inc. (#MXR126678)
   8. Berkshire Roots, Inc. (#MCR140901)
   9. Berkshire Roots, Inc. (#MPR244314)
   10. Buudda Brothers LLC (#MCR140750)
   11. Buudda Brothers LLC (#MPR244194)
   12. CannaVanna, Inc. (#MRR207148)
   13. CommCan, Inc. (#MRR206877)
   14. Coyote Cannabis Corporation (#MCR140913)
   15. Coyote Cannabis Corporation (#MPR244316)
   16. Elevated Roots II LLC (#MRR206913)
   17. Elevated Roots, LLC (#MRR206907)
   18. ELEVATION RETAIL II LLC (#MRR207116)
   19. FFD Enterprises MA (#MRR206977)
   20. Gan Or LLC (#MDR272573)
   21. Gan Or LLC (#MPR244211)
   22. Gas Bus LLC (#MDR272579)
   23. Green Era LLC (#MRR207080)
   24. Greenjeans Farms, LLC (#COR129715)
   25. GTE Taunton LLC (#MRR207191)
   26. Holistic Health Group Inc. (#MRR207004)
   27. Holistic Industries, Inc. (#MRR207213)
   28. JMK Gardening, LLC DBA Wonderland-Cannabis Co (#MRR207161)
   29. Leaf Lux Group Inc. (#MRR207082)
   30. New Dia, LLC (#MRR207136)
   31. Pudding Hill Farm LLC (#MCR140863)
   32. Resinate, Inc. (#MRR207151)
   33. Rooted In, LLC (#MRR207206)
   34. Sanctuary Medicinals, Inc. (#MPR244300)
   35. Slang, Inc. (#MRR207147)
   36. Solar Therapeutics, Inc. (#MRR206955)
   37. Sweetgrass Botanicals Extractions LLC (#MPR244207)
   38. Sweetgrass Botanicals LLC (#MRR206965)
   39. Bear Inc. (#MPR244277)
   40. The Heirloom Collective, Inc. (#MRR207214)
   41. True East Leaf LLC (#MCR140756)
   42. True East Leaf LLC (#MRR206950)
   43. Western Front, LLC (#MRR207125)
   44. Alternative Compassion Services, Inc. (#RMD3320)
   45. Green Gold Group, Inc. (#RMD786)
6. Staff Recommendations on Provisional Licenses
   1. Ember Gardens Boston, LLC (#MRN284206), Marijuana Retailer
7. Staff Recommendations on Final Licenses
   1. Haze of Grafton, LLC (#MR282399), Marijuana Retailer
   2. Lazy River Products – Tewksbury, LLC (#MR284805), Marijuana Retailer
   3. Richards Flowers, LLC (#MB282225), Marijuana Microbusiness
   4. Green Gold Group, Inc. (#RMD4217-R), Medical Marijuana Treatment Center
8. Staff Recommendations on Responsible Vendor Training Renewal Licenses
   1. 420 Trainers LLC (#RVR453152)
9. Commission Discussion and Votes
   1. Delivery Exclusivity Working Group Recommendation Deputy General Counsel Michael Baker (Vote)
   2. Job Description: Data Analyst Chief People Officer Debra Hilton-Creek, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer Paul Clark (Vote)
   3. Tipline Update Commissioner Kimberly Roy, Chief Technology and Innovation Officer Paul Clark, Chief of Investigations and Enforcement Nomxolisi Jones
   4. Recommendation to Amend Section 5.4 of the Testing Protocol and Amend Administrative Order No. 4 Requiring Licensees to Submit Full Panel Test Sample for Required Compliance Testing Chief of Investigations and Enforcement Nomxolisi Jones (Vote)
   5. Executive Session Minutes General Counsel Kajal Chattopadhyay (Vote)
      1. September 14, 2023
      2. September 29, 2023
      3. October 10, 2023
      4. October 25, 2023
      5. November 1, 2023
      6. November 7, 2023
      7. November 14, 2023
10. Executive Session
    1. The Commission may enter closed executive session to review executive session meeting minutes pursuant to G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(7) and G.L. c. 30A, §§ 22(f), (g).
11. New Business Not Anticipated at the Time of Posting
12. Next Meeting Date
13. Adjournment

*Closed captioning available

If you need reasonable accommodations in order to participate in the meeting, contact the ADA Coordinator Debra Hilton-Creek in advance of the meeting. While the Commission will do its best to accommodate you, certain accommodations may not be available if requested immediately before the meeting.

Posted March 10th, 2025 4:34 p.m.