Notice of Meeting | 10/2/2017 | Cannabis Control Commission | Invited Stakeholder Listening Session

NOTICE OF MEETING

INVITED STAKEHOLDER LISTENING SESSION

September 27, 2017

In accordance with Sections 18-25 of Chapter 30A of the Massachusetts General Laws, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Cannabis Control Commission.  The meeting will take place:

CANNABIS CONTROL COMMISSION

INVITED STAKEHOLDER LISTENING SESSION

MONDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2017

9:30 a.m.

The State House

Hearing Rooms A-1 and A-2

Boston, MA 02108

(Note: The closest entrance in the Ashburton Park entrance of Bowdoin Street. Please allow enough time to get through security and locate the hearing rooms.)

PUBLIC MEETING AGENDA

1)         Call to Order

2)         Listening Session

Invitee Session

The Cannabis Control Commission will be inviting organizations with a known interest in the development of regulations for the adult use of marijuana to submit verbal and/or written comments.  Invitees and the public may attend the Invitee Listening Session. Please note that the Commissioners will not be answering questions at the invitee listening sessions.  The purpose of the invitee listening sessions is to hear from representatives of organizations with a known interest in the development of regulations regarding adult use of marijuana.

Written Comments

Written comments may be sent to the Cannabis Control Commission by email (ATTN: Regulations) at: cannabiscommission@state.ma.us or by mail. Please note that any materials sent to the Cannabis Control Commission are subject to disclosure in response to a public records request pursuant to the Public Records laws, G.L. c.4 §7 cl. 26 and G.L. c.66 §10.

Cannabis Control Commission (ATTN: Regulations)

One Ashburton Place, Room 313

Boston, MA 02108

3)         New Business reserved for business Chairman did not anticipate at time of posting

4)         Next Meeting date (if known)

Schedule of Stakeholder Presenters

Time                                        Organization

9:30-9:40                              Law Enforcement Action Partnership

9:40-9:50                              Fire Chiefs' Association of Massachusetts

9:50-10:00                            Massachusetts Growers Advocacy Council

10:00-10:10                         Society of Cannabis Clinicians

10:10-10:20                         Veterans Alternative Healing

10:20-10:30                         Northeast Cannabis Coalition

10:30-10:40                         American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts

10:40-10:50                         Cannabis Society

10:50-11:00                         Massachusetts Association of Health Boards

11:00-11:10                         Massachusetts Municipal Lawyers Association

11:10-11:20                         Massachusetts Patients Advocacy Alliance

11:20-11:30                         Massachusetts Department of Fire Services

11:30-11:40                         MassCann/NORML

11:40-11:50                         Americans for Safe Access

11:50-12:00                         Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association

12:00-1:00                            Lunch

1:00-1:10                              Massachusetts Municipal Association

1:10-1:20                              Union of Minority Neighborhoods

1:20-1:30                              Boston NAACP

1:30-1:40                              Easthampton Cannabis Ascension Network

1:40-1:50                              Epicenter Community

1:50-2:00                              American Cannabis Nurses Association

2:00-2:10                              Yes on 4

2:10-2:20                              Equitable Opportunities Now

2:20-2:30                              Massachusetts Nurses Association

2:30-2:40                              Minority Cannabis Business Association

2:40-2:50                              Students for Sensible Drug Policy

2:50-3:00                              Massachusetts Recreational Consumers Council

3:00-3:10                              Family Law & Cannabis Alliance

This is a tentative schedule which may be changed as needed. 

If a change in schedule is necessary, affected presenters will be notified

as soon as possible and the change will be announced at the meeting.