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CANNABIS CONTROL COMMISSION
Public Meeting
November 20th, 2018
Health Policy Commission
50 Milk Street, 8th Floor
Boston, MA 02109
1:00PM-3:00PM
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Agenda
1) Call to Order
2) Chairman’s Comments & Updates
3) Minutes
4) Executive Director’s Report
a. Staffing Update
b. Job Descriptions
c. License Applications
5) Staff Recommendations on Final Licenses
a. Alternative Therapies Group, Inc. (# MR281255), Retail
b. I.N.S.A., Inc. (# MC281268), Cultivation, Tier 7-Indoor
c. I.N.S.A., Inc. (# MP281426), Product Manufacturer
d. I.N.S.A., Inc. (# MR281680), Retail
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6) Staff Recommendations on Provisional License Applications
a. 1620 Labs, LLC (# MCN281370), Cultivation, Tier 1-Indoor
b. 1620 Labs, LLC (# MPN281418), Product Manufacturer
c. Atlantic Medicinal Partners, Inc. (# MCN281476), Cultivation, Tier 2-Indoor
d. Atlantic Medicinal Partners, Inc. (# MPN281360), Product Manufacturer
e. Atlantic Medicinal Partners, Inc. (# MRN281471), Retail
f. Good Chemistry of Massachusetts, Inc. (# MCN281557), Cultivation, Tier 4-Indoor
g. Good Chemistry of Massachusetts, Inc. (# MPN281410), Product Manufacturer
h. Good Chemistry of Massachusetts, Inc. (# MRN281702), Retail
i. Revolutionary Clinics II, Inc. (# MCN281507), Cultivation, Tier 8-Indoor
j. Revolutionary Clinics II, Inc. (# MPN281425), Product Manufacturer
k. Sanctuary Medicinals, Inc. (# MRN281650), Retailer
l. T. Bear, Inc. (# MPN281314), Product Manufacturer
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Agenda Continued
7) Commission Discussion and Votes
a. Policy Discussion of Draft Regulations on Medical Use of Marijuana (935 CMR 501.000)
and Colocation Adult-Use and Medical Use Marijuana Operations (935 CMR 502.000)
b. Guidance on Tinctures
c. Open Data RFR
8) New Business that the Chairman did not anticipate at time of posting
9) Next Meeting Date
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• 3,941 Total Applications
• 926 Pending (At least 1 Part of Application)
• 256 Withdrawn
• 2091 Incomplete
• 64 Provisional Licenses
• 604 Approved Agent Applications
Licensing Applications | November 20, 2018
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 2
Independent Testing Laboratory 4
Laboratory Agent 7
Marijuana Cultivator 69
Marijuana Establishment Agent 695
Marijuana Microbusiness 10
Marijuana Product Manufacturer 41
Marijuana Research Facility 5
Marijuana Retailer 80
Marijuana Transporter with Other Existing ME
License 4
Third Party Transporter 9
Total 926
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192 Applications Under Review
The totals below are distinct license numbers that have submitted all required packets.
Type # +/-
Independent Testing Laboratory 3
Marijuana Cultivator 65 +5
Marijuana Microbusiness 5 +1
Marijuana Product Manufacturer 51 +3
Marijuana Research Facility 4
Marijuana Retailer 60 +2
Marijuana Third-Party Transporter 1
Marijuana Transporter with Other Existing ME
License 3 +1
Total 192 +12
Licensing Applications | November 20, 2018
RMD Priority: 100
Economic Empowerment Priority: 4
General Applicant: 88
The 192 applications represent 100 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 | November 20, 2018
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Type # % of
Group
Women-Owned Business 5 2.6
Veteran-Owned Business 3 1.6
Minority-Owned Business 5 2.6
Lesbian Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Owned Business 2 1.0
Disability-Owned Business 0 0.0
Identified as Two or More DBE Business
Types 13 6.8
Did Not Identify as a DBE Business 164 85.4
Total 192 100.0
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Licensing Applications | November 20, 2018
Status #
Application Submitted: Awaiting Review 43
Application Reviewed: More Information Requested 44
Application Deemed Complete: Awaiting 3rd Party Responses 29
All Information Received: Awaiting Staff Recommendation 12
Applications Considered by Commission 64
Total 192
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 | November 20, 2018
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Retail Applications | November 20, 2018
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Agent Applications | November 20, 2018
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Of 702 Pending:
658 not yet reviewed
39 CCC requested more information
5 awaiting third party response
0 Review complete; awaiting approval
1,922 Total Agent Applications
702 Pending
138 Withdrawn
478 Incomplete
604 Approved
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Agent Applications | November 20, 2018
Demographics of Approved and Pending Agents
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Gender # %
Female 421 32.2
Male 878 67.2
Declined to Answer 5 0.4
Gender Defined by Applicant 2 0.2
Total 1306 100.0
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Agent Applications | November 20, 2018
Demographics of Approved and Pending Agents
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Race/Ethnicity # %
Hispanic; Latino; Spanish 83 6.4
Asian 16 1.2
Black; African American 54 4.1
White 949 72.7
Middle Eastern; North African 1 0.1
American Indian; Alaska Native 2 0.2
Native Hawaiian; Other Pacific
Islander 0 0.0
Identified as Two or More
Ethnicities 22 1.7
Other Race or Ethnicity 21 1.6
Declined to Answer 158 12.1
Total 1306 100.0
6.4%
1.2% 4.1%
72.7%
0.1%
0.2%
0.0%
1.7%
1.6%
[PERCENTA
GE]
RACE/ETHNICITY OF APPROVED
AND PROPOSED AGENTS
Hispanic, Latino, or
Spanish
Asian
Black or African American
White
Middle Eastern or North
African
American Indian or Alaska
Native
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Staff Recommendations on Final Licenses
a. Alternative Therapies Group, Inc. (# MR281255), Retail
b. I.N.S.A., Inc. (# MC281268), Cultivation, Tier 7-Indoor
c. I.N.S.A., Inc. (# MP281426), Product Manufacturer
d. I.N.S.A., Inc. (# MR281680), Retail
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Staff Recommendations on Provisional Licenses
a. 1620 Labs, LLC (# MCN281370), Cultivation, Tier 1-Indoor
b. 1620 Labs, LLC (# MPN281418), Product Manufacturer
c. Atlantic Medicinal Partners, Inc. (# MCN281476), Cultivation, Tier 2-Indoor
d. Atlantic Medicinal Partners, Inc. (# MPN281360), Product Manufacturer
e. Atlantic Medicinal Partners, Inc. (# MRN281471), Retail
f. Good Chemistry of Massachusetts, Inc. (# MCN281557), Cultivation, Tier 4-Indoor
g. Good Chemistry of Massachusetts, Inc. (# MPN281410), Product Manufacturer
h. Good Chemistry of Massachusetts, Inc. (# MRN281702), Retail
i. Revolutionary Clinics II, Inc. (# MCN281507), Cultivation, Tier 8-Indoor
j. Revolutionary Clinics II, Inc. (# MPN281425), Product Manufacturer
k. Sanctuary Medicinals, Inc. (# MRN281650), Retailer
l. T. Bear, Inc. (# MPN281314), Product Manufacturer
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Commission Discussion and Votes
a. Policy Discussion of Draft Regulations on Medical Use of Marijuana
(935 CMR 501.000) and Colocation Adult-Use and Medical Use
Marijuana Operations (935 CMR 502.000)
b. Guidance on Tinctures
c. Open Data RFR
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Wednesday, November 21st
1:00PM
Department of Transportation
10 Park Plaza
Boston, MA 02116
If Necessary to Complete 11/20
Agenda:
TBD
Regularly Scheduled:
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