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The Cannabis Control Commission expedited its regulatory process on Wednesday to meet a deadline embedded in a law overhauling the state\u2019s marijuana industry.<\/p>\n

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Under the law, the CCC had until June 19 to promulgate regulations raising the cap on the number of licenses cannabis retailers can hold from three store licenses to six. To meet the deadline, commissioners unanimously voted to adopt an emergency set of regulations that put the policies into effect immediately. Under the emergency regulatory process, commissioners will file the regulations with the Secretary of State\u2019s office and they will be in effect for three months while the CCC gathers public input.<\/p>\n

The regulations specify that for the first 12 months they\u2019re in place, only social equity businesses are eligible to get up to six retail licenses and non-social equity businesses can hold up to five retail licenses. Also, a single licensee can hold up to three fully integrated medical marijuana licenses. The amount of financial interest an individual can hold before it counts to the license cap is raised from 10 percent to 20 percent. That\u2019s as long as the licensee doesn\u2019t have direct or indirect control over the business.<\/p>\n

Also, while the law\u2019s increase in purchase limits \u2013 rising from one ounce to two ounces of marijuana \u2013 went into effect immediately, commissioners formally updated regulations to reflect that change. <\/p>\n

CCC Chair Chris Harding said the updated regulations are \u201cjust the beginning of a comprehensive policymaking process that will unfold over the next year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cTen years after voters approved an adult-use cannabis market in Massachusetts, today\u2019s update and those coming in the future will ensure access to a safe, equitable cannabis industry for consumers, patients, business leaders, and taxpayers well into the future,\u201d he said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Commissioners plan to hold a public hearing on the regulations on July 30. Written feedback will also be accepted from July 3 to July 30.<\/p>\n

The CCC also said that once the emergency regulatory process is complete it will \u201ccontinue to update internal infrastructure\u201d before accepting new applications related to the higher license cap. Commissioners anticipate updating regulations again in the fall to deal with other cannabis reform law policies.<\/p>\n

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