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Boston Cannabis Board Public Meeting

You are hereby notified that the Boston Cannabis Board (the “BCB") will hold a virtual public hearing on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, at 1 p.m.

JOIN THE ZOOM MEETING

  • Meeting ID: 816 9712 1444
  • Passcode: : 407962
  • Dial-in phone number: 646-876-9923

Members of the public are welcome and encouraged to attend. The BCB will accept testimony regarding each agenda item. Testimony will be limited to two (2) minutes and any additional testimony may be submitted in writing to cannabisboard@boston.gov. If you wish to testify please sign up online.

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).

The BCB reserves the right to amend the agenda pursuant to applicable Open Meeting Law and Public Notice requirements.

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

Discussion Topics

  1. Core Empowerment, LLC (“SEED”)

    Licensed Premise: 401A Centre Street, Jamaica Plain
    License Type: Recreational Cannabis Dispensary License
    Manager of Record: Tomas Gonzalez
    Offense/Incident Report: #060169
    Date of Incident:2/28/23
    Police Report Written: 2/28/23
    Alleged Incident: Armed employee on premise in violation of M.G.L. ch. 94G s. 4 and
    Board’s Rule 3.01 and 3.06C.

    Transactional Hearing

                           Amendments to already approved Licenses

  2. Rooted In, LLC

    Licensed Premise: 195 Dudley Street, Roxbury
    License Type: Retail Recreational Cannabis Dispensary
    License Request: Change of Corporate name - From: Rooted In, LLC To: Rooted In
    Sankofa, LLC

  3. High Street Cannabis Group, LLC

    Licensed Premise: 200 High Street, Downtown
    Type: Retail Recreational Cannabis Dispensary
    License Request: Approve license agreement between the Licensee and Primitiv
    Holdings, LLC as well as the d/b/a name “Primitiv Group”. Change of ownership
    interest.

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

  4. Seven Peaks Boston Retail, LLC (“Seven Peaks”)

    Proposed Licensed Premise: 54 Winter Street, Downtown
    License Type: Recreational Cannabis Dispensary License
    Proposed Hours of Operation: 10:00am-7:00pm Monday through Saturday

    11:00am-6:00pm Sunday

    Equity Status: Equity Applicant
    Date of Initial Application: June 9, 2022
    Date of Filing with Inspectional Services Department: April 8, 2022
    Date of Community Meeting: December 19, 2022 as well as a second
    community meeting on February 7, 2023.
    THERE IS A BUFFER ZONE CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER CANNABIS
    ESTABLISHMENT

  5. 1220 Washington St, Inc. (“The Boston Garden Dispensary”)

    Premise: 1220 Washington Street, South End
    License Type: Recreational Cannabis Dispensary License
    Proposed Hours of Operation: 9:00am –9:00pm Monday through Sunday
    Equity Status: Equity Applicant
    Date of Initial Application: August 12, 2022
    Date of Filing with Inspectional Services Department: June 9, 2022
    Date of Community Meeting: January 18, 2023

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