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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• 269 Withdrawn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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