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Boston Cannabis Board Public Voting Meeting

You are hereby notified that the Boston Cannabis Board (the “BCB”) will hold a virtual public hearing on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at 1 p.m.

JOIN THE ZOOM MEETING

  • Meeting ID: 816 4844 7678
  • Passcode: 245444
  • Dial In Phone Number: 646-876-9923

This hearing will be held virtually pursuant to Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2022, further extending temporary modifications to certain requirements of Open Meeting Law (M.G.L. ch. 30A  § 20) due to the ongoing public health crisis due to Covid-19 (coronavirus).

Please contact the BCB at 617-635-2330 or cannabisboard@boston.gov with any questions.

Discussion Topics

  1. Stone’s Throw Cannabis, LLC

    Licensed Premise: 727 Atlantic Avenue, Chinatown
    License Type: Retail Recreational Cannabis Dispensary and Courier License
    Request: Use “DBA”: Firebrand Cannabis

    Applications for New Licenses following the 1:1 Equity to Non-Equity Ratio

  2. Vinyl Roots, Inc DBA “Soul Cannabis”

    Proposed Licensed Premise: 340 N Market Street, Faneuil Hall
    License Type: Retail Recreational Cannabis Dispensary 
    Proposed Hours of Operation: 9:00am-11:00pm Seven (7) Days a week
    Equity Status: Equity Applicant
    Date of Initial Application: December 19, 2021
    Date of Filing with Inspectional Services Department:  February 11, 2022
    Date of Community Meeting: August, 15, 2022

    THERE IS A BUFFER ZONE CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER

    CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENT

  3. Haze of South Boston, LLC DBA “Simplicity Dispensary”

    Proposed Licensed Premise: 313 Old Colony Avenue, South Boston
    License Type: Retail Recreational Cannabis Dispensary
    Proposed Hours of Operation: 10:00am-9:00pm Seven (7) Days a week
    Equity Status: Equity Applicant
    Date of Initial Application: March 1, 2022
    Date of Filing with Inspectional Services Department: December 31, 2021
    Date of Community Meeting: July 28, 2022

  4. Build a Life Legacy, LLC DBA “The POT”

    Proposed Licensed Premise: 536-538 River Street, Mattapan
    License Type: Retail Recreational Cannabis Dispensary
    Proposed Hours of Operation: Monday-Thursday: 10:00am to 8:00pm. Friday-Saturday: 10:00am-9:00pm, Sunday: 11:00am-7:00pm
    Equity Status: Equity Applicant
    Date of Initial Application: April 5, 2022
    Date of Filing with Inspectional Services Department: April 26, 2022
    Date of Community Meeting: September 21, 2022

  5. Sweet and Sour, LLC

    Proposed Licensed Premise: 565 Columbus Avenue, South End
    License Type: Retail Recreational Cannabis Dispensary
    Proposed Hours of Operation: 10:00am-9:00pm Seven (7) Days a week
    Equity Status: Equity Applicant
    Date of Initial Application: February 7, 2022
    Date of Filing with Inspectional Services Department: March 8, 2022
    Date of Community Meeting: May 31, 2022

    THERE IS A BUFFER ZONE CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER

    CANNABIS ESTABLISHMENT

     

     

  6. Old and New Business: 

    Motion to amend Host Community Agreements (“HCA”) in accordance with Chapter 180 of the Acts of 2022, An Act Relative to Equity in the Cannabis Industry (the “Act”) which was signed into law on August 11, 2022. The Act amends G.L. c. 94G, which governs the sale of cannabis in the state. These amendments include changes to the process by which a municipality may collect “Community Impact Fees” under the HCA that cannabis businesses must enter into with host municipalities.

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