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Guidance Documents

Category	Title	Published Date
Guidance Documents	Draft for Public Comment: Guidance on Control and Ownership	4/11/2022 9:48 am
Guidance Documents	Guidance on Hemp	1/21/2022 3:47 pm
Guidance Documents	Guidance for Municipalities on Equity and Host Community Agreements	1/21/2022 3:41 pm
Guidance Documents	Energy and Environment Compiled Guidance	12/13/2021 10:52 am
Guidance Documents	Guidance for Municipalities	11/24/2021 10:19 am
Guidance Documents	Guidance on Diversity Plans	8/19/2021 10:22 am
Guidance Documents	Guidance on Tinctures	8/16/2021 3:49 pm
Guidance Documents	Guidance on Agent Registration	7/20/2021 9:51 am
Guidance Documents	Guidance on Responsible Vendor Training	7/19/2021 2:35 pm
Guidance Documents	Guidance on Seed-to-Sale Tracking	5/17/2021 11:23 am
Guidance Documents	Guidance for the Retail Sale of Hemp	5/17/2021 11:22 am
Guidance Documents	Guidance on Licensure	2/25/2020 5:21 pm
Guidance Documents	Guidance for Farmers	1/28/2020 1:52 pm
Guidance Documents	Guidance on Plans to Positively Impact Disproportionately Harmed People	1/24/2020 3:44 pm
Guidance Documents	Guidance for Consumption of Marijuana for Adult Use	6/11/2018 11:20 am
Guidance Documents	Guidance on Home Cultivation	4/18/2018 8:48 am
Guidance Documents	Guidance on Distribution of Marijuana	4/18/2018 8:35 am
Guidance Documents	Guidance for Identifying Areas of Disproportionate Impact	4/4/2018 5:26 pm
Guidance Documents	Guidance on Equity Programs	3/21/2018 10:10 am

Translations

Category	Title	Published Date
Guidance Documents Translations	Guía sobre los Planes para la Diversidad (Guidance on Diversity Plans, Spanish Translation)	8/12/2022 3:10 pm
Guidance Documents Translations	Konsèy sou Plan Divèsite yo (Guidance on Diversity Plans, Haitian Creole Translation)	8/12/2022 3:09 pm
Guidance Documents Translations	Orientasan sobri Planu di Diversidadi (Guidance on Diversity Plans, Cape Verdean Creole Translation)	8/12/2022 3:08 pm
Guidance Documents Translations	Guía sobre Programas de Equidad (Guidance on Equity Programs, Spanish Translation)	8/12/2022 3:07 pm
Guidance Documents Translations	Konsèy sou Pwogram Ekite yo (Guidance on Equity Programs, Haitian Creole Translation)	8/12/2022 3:05 pm
Guidance Documents Translations	Orientasan sobri Purgrama di Ekidadi (Guidance on Equity Programs, Cape Verdean Creole Translation)	8/12/2022 3:04 pm
Guidance Documents Translations	Guía Sobre el Cultivo en Casa para Uso de Adultos (Guidance on Home Cultivation, Spanish Translation)	8/12/2022 3:02 pm
Guidance Documents Translations	Konsèy sou Kilti Adomisil pou Granmoun Itilize (Guidance on Home Cultivation, Haitian Creole Translation)	8/12/2022 3:00 pm
Guidance Documents Translations	Orientasan sobri Kultivu na Kaza pa Uzu Adultu (Guidance on Home Cultivation, Cape Verdean Creole Translation)	8/12/2022 2:59 pm
Guidance Documents Translations	Konsèy sou Lisans pou Egzèse (Guidance on Licensure, Haitian Creole Translation)	8/12/2022 2:56 pm
Guidance Documents Translations	Orientasan aserka di Lisensamentu (Guidance on Licensure, Cape Verdean Creole Translation)	8/12/2022 2:55 pm
Guidance Documents Translations	Diretrizes sobre licenciamento (Guidance on Licensure, Portuguese Translation)	10/21/2021 2:43 pm
Guidance Documents Translations	Orientación Sobre la Obtención de Licencias (Guidance on Licensure, Spanish Translation)	10/21/2021 2:42 pm

Protocols

Category	Title	Published Date
Guidance Documents Protocols	Protocol for the Sampling and Analysis of Finished Marijuana Products and Marijuana Products for Marijuana Establishments, Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers, and Colocated Marijuana Operations \| Implemented March 11, 2021 and Revised December 30, 2021	6/3/2021 3:57 pm
Guidance Documents Protocols	Exhibit 8. Actions in Response to Laboratory Analytical Results \| Implemented March 11, 2021 and Revised June 2, 2021	6/3/2021 3:42 pm
Guidance Documents Protocols	Exhibits 7a and 7b. Concentration Limits for Residual Solvents/Residual Levels of Propane, n-Butane, or Iso- Butane \| Implemented March 11, 2021 and Revised July 13, 2021	6/3/2021 3:42 pm
Guidance Documents Protocols	Exhibit 6. Analysis Requirements for Microbiological Contaminants and Mycotoxins in Medical Marijuana Products \| Implemented March 11, 2021 and Revised June 2, 2021	6/3/2021 3:41 pm
Guidance Documents Protocols	Exhibit 5. Requirements for Residues of Pesticides and Plant Growth Regulators Commonly Used in Cannabis Cultivation \| Implemented March 11, 2021 and Revised June 2, 2021	6/3/2021 3:40 pm
Guidance Documents Protocols	Exhibit 4. Analysis Requirements and Recommended Limits for Metals in Finished Medical Marijuana Products \| Implemented March 11, 2021 and Revised December 30, 2021	6/3/2021 3:40 pm
Guidance Documents Protocols	Exhibit 3. Representative Sample Program Design \| Implemented March 11, 2021 and Revised June 2, 2021	6/3/2021 3:39 pm
Guidance Documents Protocols	Exhibit 2. Contaminants of Concern and Testing Requirements for Medical Marijuana Products \| Implemented March 11, 2021 and Revised June 2, 2021	6/3/2021 3:39 pm
Guidance Documents Protocols	Exhibit 1. Overview of Medical Marijuana Production \| Implemented March 11, 2021 and Revised June 2, 2021	6/3/2021 3:38 pm
Guidance Documents Protocols	Protocol for Sampling and Analysis of Environmental Media for Marijuana Establishments, Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers, and Colocated Marijuana Operations \| Revised March 11, 2021	4/20/2021 8:05 pm
Guidance Documents Protocols	Exhibit 7. Actions for Ongoing Monitoring of Environmental Media \| Revised March 11, 2021	4/20/2021 7:52 pm
Guidance Documents Protocols	Exhibit 6. Actions for Environmental Media Analysis Prior to Cultivation \| Revised March 11, 2021	4/20/2021 7:51 pm
Guidance Documents Protocols	Exhibit 5. Analysis Details – Water \| Revised March 11, 2021	4/20/2021 7:50 pm
Guidance Documents Protocols	Exhibit 4. Analysis Details – Soil and Solid Growing Media \| Revised March 11, 2021	4/20/2021 7:49 pm
Guidance Documents Protocols	Exhibit 3. Water Sampling Frequency and Analyses \| Revised March 11, 2021	4/20/2021 7:47 pm
Guidance Documents Protocols	Exhibit 2. Soils/Solids Sampling Frequency and Analyses \| Revised March 11, 2021	4/20/2021 7:45 pm
Guidance Documents Protocols	Exhibit 1. Sampling and Analysis Requirement Flow Chart – Overview \| Revised March 11, 2021	4/20/2021 7:44 pm
Guidance Documents Protocols, Medical Use of Marijuana Program	Protocol for Sampling and Analysis of Environmental Media for Massachusetts Registered Medical Marijuana Dispensaries: Exhibit 1	10/29/2020 5:34 pm

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