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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• 256 Withdrawn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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