Code of Massachusetts Regulations
935 CMR - Cannabis Control Commission
Title 935 CMR 501.000 - Medical Use Marijuana
Section 501.181 - Minimum Acceptable Equity Standards Governing Municipalities and Host Communities
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) 935 CMR 501.181 is governed by M.G.L. c. 94G §§ 3 and 4, as amended by St. 2022, c. 180. Pursuant to M.G.L. c. 94G § 3, the Commission must establish minimum acceptable standards for Host Communities to promote and encourage full participation in the regulated Marijuana industry by people from communities that were disproportionately harmed by Marijuana prohibition and enforcement and to positively impact those communities.
(2) M.G.L. c. 94G § 4(a)(xxxi) and (xxxii) empowers the Commission to establish procedures for municipalities to promote and encourage full participation in the regulated Marijuana industry during negotiations of HCAs with Social Equity Businesses and to develop minimum acceptable standards governing HCA negotiations with Social Equity Businesses. The Commission is further authorized to develop best practices for HCA negotiations between municipalities and License Applicants that have been designated as Social Equity Program Participants or Economic Empowerment Priority Applicants.
(3) Equity Standards for Host Communities to Promote and Encourage Full Participation in the regulated Marijuana industry.
(4) Equity Standards for Host Communities during HCA Negotiations with Equity Parties.
(5) Equity Standards for Host Communities to Positively Impact Communities that were Disproportionately Harmed by Marijuana Prohibition and Enforcement