Massachusetts marijuana regulators have unanimously approved rules to license and regulate cannabis social consumption lounges in the state.
Members of the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) on Thursday voted 4-0 to approve the rule, which was unveiled over the summer.
The rules create three new license types related to social consumption: One would let existing dispensaries build upon their business by allowing marijuana use at their facilities, another would permit “hospitality” services by non-cannabis businesses such as cafes and theaters and another would create an “event organizer” category for entities wishing to allow marijuana consumption at events such as music festivals.
“The Commonwealth has been eagerly waiting social consumption, so we’re proud to move this effort across the finish line,” Shannon O’Brien, chair of the commission, said in a press release. “We look forward to the economic opportunities these new license types will offer to small businesses and entrepreneurs who have been disproportionately harmed by the War on Drugs.”
Bruce Stebbins, co-chair of the CCC social consumption working group, said the finalized regulatory package “reflects years of stakeholder engagement, research, and policy discussion and deliberation.”
“Next steps will include ongoing engagement with municipalities that must opt-in to hosting social consumption and
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