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Welcome to Cannabis Industry Insights. This blog provides timely and insightful analysis of developments impacting the ever-changing cannabis industry. Authored by our trailblazing Cannabis team—one of the first in the United States to utilize its extensive corporate and finance experience to support the cannabis industry—the blog is a resource for those who currently or who intend to invest in, operate, or otherwise participate in the world of legalized cannabis.

CCC in Turmoil? Massachusetts Legislature Urged to Place Cannabis Control Commission in Receivership

Gustav Stickley V — On June 18, 2024, the Massachusetts Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) addressed a letter to the Massachusetts state legislature (“Legislature”) urging it to take action to correct the poor governance structure of the Cannabis Control Commission (“CCC”) (click here to see the full letter). The letter states that the CCC’s enabling…

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Welcome to Cannabis Industry Insights

Frank A. Segall, Scott H. Moskol, and Max M. Borg — Whether you are a plant-touching operator or an ancillary business, lender, or investor, Blank Rome’s Cannabis Industry Insights blog is your go-to resource for the cannabis industry. Authored by our trailblazing Cannabis practice attorneys, the Cannabis Industry Insights blog explores the rapidly evolving legal, regulatory,…

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CCC’s Model HCA & Approval Process

Lauren Medeiros Forster — Last month the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (“CCC” or the “Commission”) released a bulletin (the “Bulletin”) regarding some administrative license extensions in response to the Commission’s new framework and processes governing host community agreements (“HCAs”) in Massachusetts. Under the CCC’s new regulations governing HCAs, licensees, and their host communities, licensees are required…

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The Future of Hemp-Derived THC

Marc A. Polito — Recent state and federal rumblings lead us to believe we may finally have some resolution to the uncertainty surrounding the legality of hemp-derived synthetic THC products, including without limitation, delta-8 THC, as an amendment to the 2018 Farm Bill has been proposed to clarify the loophole allowing for the sale of such…

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