Cannabis Control Commission Eliminates “Two-driver” RuleAt a meeting on Wednesday, October 30th, the MA Cannabis Control Commission approved final regulations that will ease the burden on consumer cannabis delivery companies and the transport of marijuana products for testing purposes, by eliminating the “two-driver” rule that had added unnecessary costs to the delivery process.
The changes to 935 CMR 500.00 and 935 CMR 501.00 modify the requirements to allow the delivery of marijuana and marijuana products to consumers and patients with one agent (driver) in a vehicle at a time, provided that the total retail value of all products in the vehicle is less than $5,000. For delivery or transport of product valued between $5,000 and $10,000, the two-agent requirement will remain in effect. The regulations approved Wednesday need to be filed with the Secretary of the Commonwealth by November 8th and will then take effect on November 22nd. The new regulations also include reforms to the treatment of Microbusinesses and Craft Marijuana Cooperatives, modifying some of their previous license restrictions. The CCC also announced a future public meeting will be held on December 5th to open a review of the regulations relative to Social Consumption Establishment licenses. The regulations and additional information can be found on the CCC website at MassCannabisControl.com. The Commission also this week selected David Lakeman to be the next Executive Director of the agency. Lakeman was head of the Cannabis Division at the Illinois Department of Agriculture, but also previously worked at the MA CCC. |