cannabis control commission public meetingmay 30, 2019 · 421 applications under review the totals...
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CANNABIS CONTROL COMMISSION
Public Meeting
May 30, 2019
10:30AM
Massachusetts State House
24 Beacon Street
Hearing Room B-1
Boston MA, 02133
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Agenda
1) Call to Order
2) Chairman’s Comments & Updates
3) Executive Director’s Report
4) Staff Recommendations on Final Licenses
a. BCWC, LLC (# MC281841), Cultivation – Tier 9/Outdoor
b. Canna Provisions, Inc. (# MR281796), Retail
c. Central Ave Compassionate Care, Inc. (# MC281505), Cultivation – Tier 1/Indoor
d. Central Ave Compassionate Care, Inc. (# MP281399), Product Manufacturing
e. Gibby’s Gardens, LLC. (# MB281347), Microbusiness
5) Staff Recommendations on Provisional License Applications
a. Agricultural Healing, Inc., Vertically Integrated Medical Marijuana Treatment Center/RMD
b. Briarleaf, LLC, Vertically Integrated Medical Marijuana Treatment Center/RMD
c. Boston Bud Factory, Inc. (#MPN281397), Product Manufacturing
d. Boston Bud Factory, Inc. (#MRN281525), Retail
e. Cannassist, Inc. (#MCN281487), Cultivation – Tier 8 / Indoor
f. Cannassist, Inc. (#MPN281365), Product Manufacturing
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Agenda Continued
5) Staff Recommendations on Provisional License Applications (continued)
g. Commcan, Inc. (#MRN282205), Retail
h. MassGrow, LLC (#MCN281488), Cultivation – Tier 11 / Indoor
i. MassGrow, LLC (#MPN281460), Product Manufacturing
j. Mayflower Medicinals, Inc. (#MRN281256), Retail
k. Nature’s Medicines, Inc. FKA Xiphias Wellness (#MRN281701), Retail
l. Nature’s Medicines, Inc. FKA Xiphias Wellness (#MCN281806), Cultivation – Tier 4 /
Indoor
m. Nature’s Medicines, Inc. FKA Xiphias Wellness (#MRN281709), Retail
n. Solar Therapeutics, Inc. (#MPN281464), Product Manufacturing
o. Solar Therapeutics, Inc. (#MRN281817), Retail
p. Theory Wellness, Inc. (#MRN281835), Retail
6) Commission Discussion and Votes
a. Draft Regulations
7) New Business that the Chairman did not anticipate at time of posting
8) Next Meeting Date
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• 3,488 Total Applications
• 419 Pending (At least 1 Part of Application)
• 269 Withdrawn
• 2,642 Incomplete
• 1 Denied
• 157 Approved
Licensing Applications | May 30, 2019
The totals are distinct license numbers that have submitted at least
one of the packets related to getting a license (App of Intent,
Background, Management/Ops, Payment)
Type #
Craft Marijuana Cooperative 6
Independent Testing Laboratory 5
Marijuana Cultivator 110
Marijuana Microbusiness 20
Marijuana Product Manufacturer 67
Marijuana Research Facility 6
Marijuana Retailer 186
Marijuana Transporter with Other Existing ME
License 5
Third Party Transporter 14
Total 419
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421 Applications Under Review
The totals below are distinct license numbers that have submitted all required packets.
Type # +/-
Craft Marijuana Cooperative 2
Independent Testing Laboratory 6
Marijuana Cultivator 126 +14
Marijuana Microbusiness 12 +3
Marijuana Product Manufacturer 96 +9
Marijuana Research Facility 5
Marijuana Retailer 167 +26
Marijuana Third-Party Transporter 3
Marijuana Transporter with Other
Existing ME License 4 +1
Total 421 +53
Licensing Applications | May 30, 2019
RMD Priority: 183
Economic Empowerment Priority: 8
General Applicant: 230
The 421 applications represent 225 separate
entities
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Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Statistics
The totals below are distinct license numbers that have submitted all required packets.
Licensing Applications | May 30, 2019
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Type #% of
Group
Women-Owned Business 10 2.4
Veteran-Owned Business 4 1.0
Minority-Owned Business 14 3.3
Lesbian Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Owned Business 5 1.2
Disability-Owned Business 1 0.2
Identified as Two or More DBE Business
Types 23 5.5
Did Not Identify as a DBE Business 364 86.5
Total 421 100.0
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Licensing Applications | May 30, 2019
Status #
Application Submitted: Awaiting Review 135
Application Reviewed: More Information Requested 91
Application Deemed Complete: Awaiting 3rd Party Responses 23
All Information Received: Awaiting Staff Recommendation 14
Applications Considered by Commission 158
Total 421
Application Submitted
(Awaiting Staff Review)
Application Reviewed
(More Information
Requested from Applicant)
Application Deemed
Complete
(Awaiting background check
or response to municipal notice)
All Information
Received
(Awaiting Staff Recommendation)
Applications Considered
by the Commission
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Licensing Applications | May 30, 2019
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County +/-
Barnstable +1
Berkshire +3
Bristol +4
Dukes
Essex +9
Franklin +4
Hampden +3
Hampshire +3
Middlesex +8
Nantucket
Norfolk
Plymouth +3
Suffolk
Worcester +15
Total +53
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Retail Applications | May 30, 2019
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County +/-
Barnstable +1
Berkshire +2
Bristol +3
Dukes
Essex +4
Franklin +2
Hampden +3
Hampshire +2
Middlesex +3
Nantucket
Norfolk
Plymouth +2
Suffolk
Worcester +4
Total +26
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Agent Applications | May 30, 2019
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Of Total Pending:
▪ 129 not yet reviewed
▪ 127 CCC requested more information
▪ 1 awaiting third party response
▪ 0 Review complete; awaiting approval
5,566 Total Agent Applications:
▪ 254 Pending Establishment Agents
▪ 3 Pending Laboratory Agents
▪ 332 Withdrawn
▪ 728 Incomplete
▪ 329 Surrendered
▪ 3,920 Active
257
Total
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Agent Applications | May 30, 2019
Demographics of Approved and Pending Agents
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Gender # %
Female 1344 32.2
Male 2814 67.4
Declined to Answer 17 0.4
Gender Defined by Applicant 2 0.0
Total 4177 100.0
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Agent Applications | May 30, 2019
Demographics of Approved and Pending Agents
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Race/Ethnicity # %
Hispanic; Latino; Spanish 233 5.6
Asian 52 1.2
Black; African American 191 4.6
White 3055 73.1
Middle Eastern; North African 13 0.3
American Indian; Alaska Native 8 0.2
Native Hawaiian; Other Pacific
Islander2 0.0
Identified as Two or More
Ethnicities69 1.7
Other Race or Ethnicity 56 1.3
Declined to Answer 498 11.9
Total 4177 100.0
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Staff Recommendations on Final Licenses
a. BCWC, LLC (# MC281841), Cultivation – Tier 9/Outdoor
b. Canna Provisions, Inc. (# MR281796), Retail
c. Central Ave Compassionate Care, Inc. (# MC281505), Cultivation – Tier 1/Indoor
d. Central Ave Compassionate Care, Inc. (# MP281399), Product Manufacturing
e. Gibby’s Gardens, LLC. (# MB281347), Microbusiness
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Staff Recommendations on Provisional Licenses
a. Agricultural Healing, Inc., Vertically Integrated Medical Marijuana Treatment Center/RMD
b. Briarleaf, LLC, Vertically Integrated Medical Marijuana Treatment Center/RMD
c. Boston Bud Factory, Inc. (#MPN281397), Product Manufacturing
d. Boston Bud Factory, Inc. (#MRN281525), Retail
e. Cannassist, Inc. (#MCN281487), Cultivation – Tier 8 / Indoor
f. Cannassist, Inc. (#MPN281365), Product Manufacturing
g. Commcan, Inc. (#MRN282205), Retail
h. MassGrow, LLC (#MCN281488), Cultivation – Tier 11 / Indoor
i. MassGrow, LLC (#MPN281460), Product Manufacturing
j. Mayflower Medicinals, Inc. (#MRN281256), Retail
k. Nature’s Medicines, Inc. FKA Xiphias Wellness (#MRN281701), Retail
l. Nature’s Medicines, Inc. FKA Xiphias Wellness (#MCN281806), Cultivation – Tier 4 / Indoor
m. Nature’s Medicines, Inc. FKA Xiphias Wellness (#MRN281709), Retail
n. Solar Therapeutics, Inc. (#MPN281464), Product Manufacturing
o. Solar Therapeutics, Inc. (#MRN281817), Retail
p. Theory Wellness, Inc. (#MRN281835), Retail
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Upcoming Public Meetings
Cannabis Control Commission
Public Meeting
June 13, 2019
Time & Location
TBD