Stoker Consulting, LLC

in 2016 massachusetts legalized recreational marijuana use by people 21 and over (so-called “adult-use’”) and created a state agency called the cannabis control commission to regulate businesses in the adult-use industry. in 2018, the ccc issued regulations (935 cmr 500.000) and began issuing adult-use business licenses. five types of businesses - cultivators, manufacturers, retailers, craft cultivator cooperatives, and testing facilities - are currently eligible to apply for adult-use licenses in massachusetts, and delivery services and places of local consumption (like bars or cafes) will be next. the adult-use regulations require licensed businesses to develop, implement, and maintain detailed operating procedures covering topics including things like security, inventory control (including seed-to-sale tracking), storage, record keeping, quality control, diversion prevention, and emergency procedures. licensed adult-use businesses are also required to provide at annual training to