a report from Councillor Sumbul Siddiqui, Chair of the Economic Development and University Relations Committee, for a public hearing held on October 3, 2018 to discuss a City-based Cannabis Social Equity Program and Policy Order #10 from June 25, 2018

Economic Development and University Relations Committee Meeting Equity Program October 3, 2018 Shaping a Local Sociall Attachment A

What is our goal? ownership and employment opportunities in the Social Equity Program to promote equitable describes this form of equity as ideally "a level cannabis industry. same exact spot." plaving field where evervone has a chance, " rather than one assuring that "everyone is in the • Cannabis Control Commissioner, Shaleen Title, • The City of Cambridge must consider adopting a

special permit process elements to potentially include, such as: • Equity provisions in Host Community Agreements How do we do this? • A requirement that a majority of employees be residents of Cambridge • Creating city criteria for granting equity status to a business in Cambridge • In its last hearing on June 20, 2018, the Committee discussed potential options for structuring a City-based Cannabis Social Equity Program and • Advising the Planning Board on particular equity criteria required during the • Community benefits (such as providing technical assistance to equity partners) • Allowing multiple establishments within a buffer zone if they meet equity criteria

How do we do this? Development Department to ensure the new zoning Policy Order at the June 25th City Council Meeting, and Development Department programming, and workforce ordered that City Manager confer with the Community process, Host Community Agreements, and Economic for Cambridge residents to benefit from this industry. regulations and table of land use, licensing and permitting development is aware of the opportunity for equity practices and takes steps to ensure we make it possible • Based on our last meeting, the Committee submitted a

Commission marginalized groups. either in the municipality or generally and non-economic-empowerment applicants. who are local residents for the first six months. • The Commission recommends that municipalities: state-designated economic empowerment applicants. Guidance from Cannabis Control Commission recommends instituting an objective, transparent selection process diversity plan and plan to positive impact communities disproportionately harmed, • As part of the selection process, Cambridge could consider evaluating the company's • Alternate signing host community agreements with economic empowerment applicants • The Commission further recommends that municipalities consider preferences for state intentionally focused on repairing past inequities, beginning with prioritizing review for • In deciding which companies with which to negotiate a host community agreement, the designated Social Equity Program participants, or applications from companies owned by • For example, a municipality may consider only economic empowerment applicants and applicants

How do we do this? poverty level. Legal issues with priority processing at local level spouse or child of someone with a drug conviction -- and you have lived in the state for the past 12 months. five years and have an income that doesn't exceed 400 percent of the federal • You can qualify for the program if you have a past drug conviction, or are the • You can also qualify if you live in an "area of disproportionate impact" for at least orientation. A detailed summary must be included along with the personnel, record- compliance expertise are all areas of need that are crucial to creating equity in the Management and Operations Profile submitted to the Commission. Under 935 CMR 500.101 (e), every applicant applying for a marijuana establishment is keeping, inventory, and other operating policies and procedures summarized in the empowerment applicant, these businesses will be competing against well-monied required to have a diversity plan to promote equity among minorities, women, interests; thus technical assistance, legal expertise, advice on how to raise capital, veterans, people with disabilities, and people of all gender identities and sexual Clarification of Social Equity Program for applicants industry. • Even after MA Cannabis Control Commission certifies a business as an economic

• Grants • Mentorship from experts • Formation of peer support groups • Cultivation, manufacturing, or retail space • Can Cambridge require 50% local employment? • Access and introductions to potential sources of capital Host Community Agreement! • Can Cambridge require a living wage or higher for all employees? Social Equity Progra to include individuals previously trained by the Commission's • kequire that non economic empowerment applicants provide skills-based training including but not limited trograms that seek to provide assistance to start-up companies,

00 Enterprises, Women Business Enterprises, and Veteran Business Enterprises people of color, specifically people of African-American/ Black and/or Hispanic or Latino descent, women, veterans, farmers, and people with drug convictions Empowerment applicants and Social Equity Program participants • Number and percentage of licenses issued to farmers, Minority Business What does success look like? • Number and percentage of jobs in the adult-use cannabis industry held by • Number and percentage of licenses issued to state-designated Economic

Attachment B 5.10 City of Cambridge 0-10 IN CITY COUNCIL June 25, 2018 COUNCILLOR SIDDIQUI COUNCILLOR ZONDERVAN COUNCILLOR MALLON WHEREAS: By state law, the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) is required to ensure that people from communities that have been disproportionately harmed by marijuana law enforcement are included in the new legal marijuana industry, and to that end has created two programs, Economic Empowerment Priority Review and the Social Equity WHEREAS: Many cities around the country have instituted programs to ensure this new industry enters communities in a sustainable, fair way, and it is important that Cambridge reflects the best and most innovative equity practices and creates an environment where a new industry can flourish that has both small and large participants, and ensures full participation by those pcople who have been disproportionately harmed by marijuana prohibition and enforcement; and WHEREAS: As the Economic and University Relations Committee discussed at a hearing on June 20, 2018, the City can take steps such as creating a city criteria for granting equity status to a business in Cambridge, advising the Planning Board on particular equity criteria during the special permit process, including equity provisions in Host Community Agreements, allowing multiple establishments within a buffer zone if they meet equity criteria, including community benefits such as providing technical assistance to equity partners, and requiring a majority of employees be residents of Cambridge, for example; now therefore be i ORDERED That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the Community Development Department to ensure the new zoning regulations and table of land use, Packet Pg. 278

Attachment e Cannabis , Control Commission C COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS GUIDANCE ON EQUITABLE CANNABIS POLICIES FOR MUNICIPALITIES Purpose and Process The following recommendations were created by the Cannabis Control Commission (Commission) to assist municipalities in creating equitable cannabis policies to mirror the Social Equity program established by the Commission under state law and in response to requests from local elected officials and the Cannabis Advisory Board. As the Commission strives to create a fair and diverse industry across the Commonwealth, collaboration between state and municipal government will be critical to succeeding. The Commission is charged by state law (St. 2017, ch.55) with ensuring the meaningful participation in the cannabis industry of communities disproportionately affected by the enforcement of previous cannabis laws, small businesses, and companies led by people of color, women, veterans, and farmers. Broadly, the Commission refers to these statutory mandates as its efforts to create an equitable industry. If there is evidence of discrimination or barriers to entry in the regulated marijuana industry, state law directs the Commission to take remedial measures to address those hurdles. This guidance is not legal advice, but supplements the Commission's existing Guidance for Municipalities. If municipalities have legal questions regarding marijuana laws in the Commonwealth, they are encouraged to consult counsel. Lastly, this guidance is supplemented with current research on youth marijuana use and dispensary systems, specifically: youth access, zoning, and crime. The Commission recognizes that research is ongoing and new studies may bring differing results, thus, the research components of this guidance will be updated on a routine, biannual basis to incorporate the most current empirical research. Background The possession and use of cannabis became legal in the Commonwealth for adults over 21 years old on December 15, 2016. The Commission fulfilled its statutory obligation under Chapter 55 to issue regulations governing adult-use Marijuana Establishments by filing final regulations on March 9, 2018. M.G.L ch. 94G, §3 permits a city or town to adopt ordinances and by-laws that impose reasonable safeguards on the operation of Marijuana Establishments, provided that they are not unreasonably impracticable' and are not in conflict with state law or regulations. ' Unreasonably impracticable means that the local laws cannot "subject licensees to unreasonable risk or require such a high investment of risk, money, time or any other resource or asset that a reasonably prudent businessperson would not operate a marijuana establishment." M.G.L. Ch. 94G § 1 Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission 101 Federal Street. 13th Floor, Boston, MA 02110 [phone removed] (office) | mass-cannabis-control.com 1

Municipalities may also institute a ban. These recommendations are provided for municipalities that have opted not to impose a ban, including those that are engaged in planning and decision-making while a temporary moratorium is in place, or those considering rescinding a ban. While each municipality is different, a useful overall approach to the local control process is to answer the following questions, with an emphasis on the city or town's local values and meeting the law's equity goals. • Are caps on licenses necessary? • What license types will be allowed in the municipality? • Should a local excise tax be authorized? • How should each license type be zoned? • What process will prospective licensees need to follow, and what is the timeline for that process? • How will prospective licensees be selected to move forward, and what municipal entity or entities will negotiate the host community agreement with them? Are caps on licenses necessary? Massachusetts law imposes no statewide cap on the number of marijuana licenses that may be issued. Instead, the Commission reviews each application and determines whether the application satisfies the requirements of the Commission's regulations on adult-use cannabis, 935 CMR 500 and whether the applicant is suitable or unsuitable for licensing. Such an approach leaves room for businesses of all sizes, rather than forcing a large number of qualified applicants to compete for a small number of licenses - a process that tends to perpetuate existing inequities. The Commission will not issue a license to an applicant unless (a) the applicant is compliant with local bylaws and ordinances; (b) the applicant has held a community outreach meeting within six months of applying for licensure; and (c) the applicant and municipality have executed a host community agreement. As the municipal guidance previously issued by the Commission outlines, there are several options available to communities to determine if and how cannabis commerce fits into the fabric of the community, It is a common misconception that communities must act quickly and comprehensively now to determine the future of cannabis sales in the community. In order to open in the community, the businesses will need to satisfy the regulatory requirements of local control, including a signed agreement with the community. The Commission respects the local control that is granted to municipalities under M.G.L. ch. 94G and encourages communities to consider how cannabis commerce fits into their long-term municipal planning processes. This may include limiting the number and type of Marijuana Establishments, but there is no requirement that communities take that action. Municipalities may limit the number of marijuana establishments in accordance with M.G.L. ch. 94G §3. Communities that voted yes on Question 4 must allow at least the number of retailers that is equal to 20% of liquor licenses issued in their communities pursuant to M.G.L. ch. 138, §15 for sales for consumption off-premises (including "package stores"). What license types will be allowed in the municipality? State law and Commission regulations create the following license types: cultivators, product manufacturers (sometimes known as "processors" or "producers" of cannabis oils or concentrates),

retailers, transporters, testing laboratories, research facilities, microbusinesses, and craft cooperatives. More details about each license type can be found in the Commission's Guidance on Types of Marijuana Establishment Licenses. The Commission created a wide variety of license types, all authorized under state law, to encourage the participation businesses of all sizes. Each license type involves distinct areas of business operations that create jobs in distinct fields. For example, independent testing labs may create jobs for scientists, while microbusinesses and cooperatives may create jobs for those with expertise in agriculture, and transporters may create jobs for drivers. Municipalities that want to encourage development of small businesses may decide to consider what type of licenses they wish to allow within the community, such as microbusinesses, craft cooperatives or other cultivators and manufacturers that agree to operate on a limited scale. Once the community has established its local zoning bylaws, ordinance and/or regulations, the Commission recommends that community leaders attend an applicant's community outreach meeting, where residents and municipal officials may raise specific concerns. Applicants may then take the opportunity to address those concerns and move forward to negotiate a host community agreement (see the Commission's Guidance on Host Community Agreements) and otherwise progress through any local selection process. The Commission is collecting information relative to social consumption and delivery licenses and intends to have draft regulations prepared in February 2019. Under state law, the local controls outlined under M.G.L. ch. 94G, §3 apply to any Marijuana Establishment, including social consumption facilities and delivery businesses if those licenses are authorized under the Commission's regulations. Should a local tax be authorized? A municipality may adopt a tax of up to three percent on adult-use cannabis retail sales by a vote of its legislative body. In many state and local jurisdictions, Massachusetts included, a portion of cannabis tax revenue is earmarked for restorative justice, jail diversion, workforce development, industry specific technical assistance, and mentoring services. Equity goals may similarly be supported by designating part of the local tax or community impact fee, if adopted as part of the host community agreement, for similar local programs. If a community impact fee is included as part of the host community agreement, the Commission encourages communities to consider lowering community impact fees for economic empowerment applicants. How should each license type be zoned? According to feedback from the Cannabis Advisory Board Subcommittee on Market Participation and public feedback to the Commission, real estate is one of the primary hurdles for small businesses and businesses owned by people from marginalized communities. When municipalities impose overly strict zoning rules and large buffer zones, they sharply limit the number of parcels available to potential operators. This favors large businesses with substantial financial resources that can outbid other potential operators and overpay for a lease or purchase of property—often at the expense of smaller, local companies-and tends to direct large rewards to a small handful of landlords and property owners. Overly strict local zoning in other states has also led to complaints that cannabis businesses were crowded into small sections of a municipality, often areas with a vulnerable or low-income population. One study 3

examined the locations of medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles and report that dispensaries were located in primarily commercially zoned areas with greater road access, density of on- and off- premise alcohol outlets, and percentage of Hispanic residents (Thomas and Freisthler, Examining the locations of medical marijuana dispensaries in Los Angeles, Drug Alcohol Review, 2017). Please note that Chapter 35l of the Acts of 2016 exempted the cultivation of marijuana from the agricultural exemption in the Zoning Act, M.G.L. ch. 40A §3, therefore retaining local control over the placement of Marijuana Establishments. The law allows, but does not mandate, municipalities to pass bylaws and ordinances governing the "time, place, and manner" of Marijuana Establishments (cultivators, retailers, manufacturers, testing labs, and any other licensed cannabis-related businesses) as well as businesses dealing with cannabis accessories. Additional municipal action is not, however, a requirement, meaning that a municipality could determine that a proposed cannabis-related use falls under an existing use authorized by its bylaws or ordinances. Therefore, the Commission's recommendation is to zone cannabis businesses based on the nature of their primary business operations. It may be most appropriate, for example, for cultivators, microbusinesses, and cooperatives to be zoned, respectively, as agricultural, industrial, and manufacturing businesses, while cannabis retailers would be zoned in the same manner as any other retailer. Manufacturers, as defined as a Marijuana Establishments, may be appropriate for multiple zones, as they may encompass small microbusinesses or companies creating edibles in commercial kitchens. If a community has concerns about the new types of businesses, the community outreach meeting required by the Commission for licensure gives community residents and prospective applicants a chance to discuss their concerns and formalize the solutions in a host community agreement (see next section). State law establishes a 500-foot buffer around K-12 schools. A municipality may choose to reduce the size of that buffer. It is unclear whether buffer zones around other uses, such as parks, are legally permissible. The Commission suggests that additional buffer zones or separation requirements may not be necessary and cautions communities against acting arbitrarily. The Commission has made the prevention of diversion of cannabis to individuals under 21 a priority. Current studies do not show any evidence that medical marijuana dispensaries increase youth access and use of cannabis (Yuyan et al. Medical marijuana availability, price, and product variety, and adolescent marijuana use, J Adolescent Health, 2018; Johnson et al. The design of medical marijuana laws and adolescent use and heavy use of marijuana: analysis of 45 states from 1991-2011, Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 2017). Another recent study showed that overall, the availability of dispensaries within 5- and 25-mile buffers were not associated with recent or current adolescent cannabis use (Shi, Yuyan, The availability of medical marijuana dispensaries and adolescent marijuana use, Preventive Medicine, 2016). A prominent meta-analysis of studies estimating the effects of medical marijuana laws reported that none of the studies found significant changes in past-month marijuana use following medical marijuana law enactment compared to non-medical marijuana states (Sarvet et al., Medical marijuana laws and adolescent marijuana use in the United States: a systematic review and mela-analysis, Addiction, 2017).

While there have been no definitive studies on the impact of the presence of adult-use cannabis dispensaries on youth access, the Commission has acted to ensure that licensees understand their responsibilities. The regulations issued by the Commission include extensive provisions around labeling. packaging, and marketing, as well as Marijuana Establishment employee training, positive identification checks upon entry to a Marijuana Establishment, and inspectional protocols that include a spot check and "secret shopper" program. In addition, the Commission launched a statewide campaign to educate the public about the safe use of marijuana and the risks associated with failing to use it safely. Preventing diversion to children and adolescents is a critical part of this campaign. Current research suggests that marijuana dispensaries are not associated with increased crime. One study found that the density of medical marijuana was unrelated to property and violent crimes in local areas (Freisthler et al., A micro-temporal geospatial analysis of medical marijuana dispensaries and crime in Long Beach California, Addiction, 2016). However, the Commission also acknowledges that crine occurs at Marijuana Establishments as it does at any similar business. With this in mind, the Commission adopted - and will enforce - stringent security protocols intended to ensure the safety and security of the staff and consumers at Marijuana Establishments as well as the general public in the areas around Marijuana Establishments. Security provisions include requirements that licensees share safety plans with local law enforcement and emergency responders; cameras that record 24 hours per day; perimeter alarm systems; and incident reporting protocols. The Commission also requires the seed-to-sale tracking of all cannabis and cannabis products offered by licensed Marijuana Establishments in Massachusetts. Like overly restrictive zoning, separation requirements between Marijuana Establishments prolong inequities by exacerbating the scarcity of appropriate real estate. We encourage municipalities to carefully consider whether such separation requirements are necessary. What process will prospective licensees need to follow, and what is the timeline for that process? Section 56 of Chapter 55 requires the Commission to prioritize review and licensing decisions for prospective licensees who demonstrate experience in or business practices promoting economic empowerment in communities disproportionately impacted by high rates of arrest and incarceration for drug offenses, in addition to registered marijuana dispensaries. There are 123 applicants that qualify as economic empowerment applicants certified by the Commonwealth. In accordance with the Commission's mandate to promote and encourage full participation in the adult-use cannabis industry by those disproportionately harmed communities, the Commission's recommendation is for municipalities to prioritize review for these economic empowerment applicants at the local level as well. In other words, those prospective licensees should be reviewed for suitability before others. Some municipalities in Massachusetts are considering prioritizing applicants by allowing them to move forward exclusively for a certain period of time. For example, a municipality may consider only economic empowerment applicants and applicants who are local residents for the first six months. We recommend that municipalities alternate signing host community agreements with economic empowerment applicants and non-economic-empowerment applicants. Regardless of the entity or entities designated to oversee the selection of Marijuana Establishments, the Commission recommends that it begin by designing an objective selection process and clear timeline for 5

prospective licensees. For example, a certain period to demonstrate intent to apply, a certain period for community outreach meetings, a certain period to discuss concerns and ways to address those concerns with the overseeing entity, a certain period for applying objective criteria and selecting which applicants proceed, and finally, a set period for negotiating a host community agreement that reflects the concerns raised and plan to address them. The timeline should include deadlines for both the applicant and the entity overseeing the process. In order to make the local control process more accessible, the Commission recommends utilizing local media, social media, and partnerships with community organizations to disseminate the information as broadly as possible. Local forums with question-and-answer sessions will allow the municipality to announce the process as well as interact with prospective licensees and anticipate their questions.

SUMMARY: Recommendations for Creating an Equitable Industry Given the unique opportunity to build a large and lucrative industry, the Commission encourages municipalities to build the licensee selection process in a way that prioritizes the community's individual needs and the Commonwealth's commitment to an equitable industry and economic justice. Below is a list of recommendations from this guidance, the state-level licensing process, and other jurisdictions nationwide. • ALLOW VARIOUS TYPES OF BUSINESSES: The Commission created a wide variety of license types, all authorized under state law, to encourage the participation of businesses of all sizes. Each license type involves distinct areas of business operations that create jobs in distinct fields. Municipalities that want to encourage development of small businesses may want to consider what type of licenses they wish to allow within the community, such as microbusinesses, craft cooperatives or other cultivators and manufacturers that agree to operate on a limited scale. The Commission recommends that community leaders attend an applicant's community outreach meeting, where residents and municipal officials may raise specific concerns. Applicants may then take the opportunity to address those concerns and move forward to negotiate a host community agreement and otherwise progress through any local selection process. • CONSIDER WHETHER CAPS ARE NECESSARY: The Commission reviews each application and determines whether the application satisfies the requirements of the Commission's regulations on adult-use cannabis, 935 CMR 500. Such an approach leaves room for businesses of all sizes, rather than forcing a large number of qualified applicants to compete for a small number of licenses — a process that tends to perpetuate existing inequities. It is a common misconception that communities must act quickly and comprehensively now to determine the future of cannabis sales in the community. In order to open in a community, the businesses will need to satisfy the regulatory requirements of local control, including a signed agreement with the community. • ZONING: Communities should give serious consideration to zoning marijuana businesses based on the nature of their printary business operations. State law establishes a 500-foot buffer around K-12 schools; a municipality may choose to reduce the size of that buffer. The Commission suggests that additional buffer zones or separation requirements may not be necessary and cautions communities against acting arbitrarily. • HOST COMMUNITY AGREEMENTS: Once a community establishes zoning and a local licensing process, if it chooses to do so, the Commission recommends that municipalities clearly identify the local permits and license required to operate Marijuana Establishments, as well as the process for initiating negotiations of a host community agreement and a timeline for completion of those negotiations, with deadlines for both the applicant and the municipality. • SELECTION PROCESS: The Commission recommends that municipalities alternate signing host community agreements with economic empowerment applicants and non-economic-empowerment applicants. In deciding which companies with which to negotiate a host community agreement, the Commission recommends instituting an objective, transparent selection process intentionally focused on repairing past inequities, beginning with prioritizing review for state-designated economic empowerment applicants. The Commission further recommends that municipalities consider preferences for state- designated Social Equity Program participants, or applications from companies owned by marginalized groups. As part of the selection process, consider evaluating the company's diversity plan and plan to positive impact communities disproportionately harmed, either in the municipality or generally. 7

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Tier 1 Tier 3 Tier 2 Tier 6 Tier 5 Tier 4 canopy calculation Tiers of Marijuana Cultivator 5,001 to 10,000 sq. ft. 10,001 to 20,000 sq. ft. 20,001 to 30,000 sq. ft. 30,001 to 40,000 sq. ft. up to 5,000 square feet 40,001 to 50,000 sq. ft. Marijuana Cultivator Tier 7 Tier 9 Tier 8 Tier 11 Tier 10 the licenses added together may not exceed 100,000 square feet. 70,001 to 80,000 sq. ft. 50,001 to 60,000 sq. ft. 60,001 to 70,000 sq. ft. 80,001 to 90,000 sg. it. following options are available, but no licensee may have a total canopy of more than 100,000 square feet 90,001 to 100,000 sq. ft. establishments, but not to consumers. A Craft Marijuana Cooperative, which will be discussed in further later, is a type of plots. If mature plants are being cultivated using a shelving system, the surface area of each level shall be included in the total Marijuana Cultivator. Cultivators may select what tier they will be in, which will affect their application and licensing fees. The • A Marijuana Cultivator may cultivate, process and package marijuana, to transfer and deliver marijuana products to marijuana • Canopy means an area to be calculated in square feet and measured using clearly identifiable boundaries of all areass) that will contain mature plants at any point in time, including all of the space(s) within the boundaries, canopy may be non-contiguous, but Each licensee (except a craft marijuana cooperative) may have three licenses, but the total canopy authorized by limited to: interior walls, shelves, greenhouse walls, hoop house walls, garden benches, hedge rows, fencing, garden beds, or garden each unique area included in the total canopy calculations shall be separated by an identifiable boundary which include, but are not

but not to consumers. Marijuana Product Manufacturer • A Marijuana Product Manufacturer is authorized to obtain, manufacture, CONTAINS THC process and package marijuana and marijuana products. It's also allowed to deliver marijuana and marijuana products to Marijuana Establishments and to transfer marijuana and marijuana products to other Marijuana Establishments,

consumers. OPEN Marijuana Retailer • A Marijuana Retailer is authorized to purchase and deliver marijuana and marijuana and marijuana products to Marijuana Establishments as well as marijuana products from Marijuana Establishments + sell or otherwise transfer

as a Marijuana Transporter: marijuana establishments. Think B2B Marijuana Transporter a registered marijuana dispensary pursuant to 105 CMR 725.000. marijuana establishments to transport their marijuana and marijuana products to other Existing Licensee Transporter: A Marijuana Establishment that wishes to contract with other • A Marijuana Transporter is an entity that may only transport marijuana or marijuana products when such transportation is not already authorized under a Marijuana Establishment license if it is licensed another Marijuana Establishment license pursuant to 935 CMR 500.050 and is not registered as • Third Party Transporter: An entity registered to do business in Massachusetts that does not hold

CULTIVATION LIMIT: SQ. FEET UP TO 5000 Microbusiness marijuana from other Establishments in a year. MICRO BUSINESS Marijuana Product Manufacturer limited to purchase 2,000 pounds of MANUFACTURING LIMIT: Establishment and a majority of its executives or members must of been residents of Massachusetts for no less than 12 months prior to applying. UP TO 2000 LBS PER YEAR • A Microbusiness licensee shall not have ownership stakes in other Marijuana • Application fees and license fees for Marijuana Microbusinesses shall be set at 50% of sum of application fees and license fees for cultivation + manufacturing. • A Microbusiness is a co-located Tier 1 Marijuana Cultivator (5,000 sq ft), and/or

Establishment; by the International Cooperative Alliance in 1995. DEMOCRATIC MEMBER CONTROL MEER'S ECONOMIC PARTICIPATION VOLUNTARY & OPEN MEMNENSHIP 03 A business may only have one Craft Marijuana Cooperative license; AUTONOMY & INDEPENDENCE 05 feet and three locations for activities authorized for marijuana product manufacturers; CONCERN FOR COMM Craft Marijuana Cooperative UNITY COOPERATION AMONG CO-OPS EDUCATION, TRAINING & INFORMATION Members of a Craft Marijuana Cooperative may not have a controlling interest in any other marijuana The Craft Marijuana Cooperative must operative according to the seven cooperative principles published SEVEN COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLES Massachusetts residents who have formed a limited liability company, limited liability partnership, or a cooperative corporation; marijuana and marijuana products to deliver marijuana to Marijuana Establishments, but not to consumers, and must consist of: One member of the Craft Marijuana Cooperative must have filed a Schedule F tax form (reporting farm income) in the past five years. A Craft Marijuana Cooperative is a type of Marijuana Cultivator which may cultivate, obtain, manufacture, process, package and brand A Craft Marijuana Cooperative is not limited to a particular number of cultivation locations, but is limited to a total canopy of 100,000 square

Review Board. request of the Commission. Laboratories • A Marijuana Research Facility may not sell marijuana it has cultivated. Department of Public Health protocols for testing marijuana and marijuana products. Marijuana Research Facilities & cultivate, purchase or otherwise acquire marijuana for the purpose of conducting research regarding • A Standards Testing Laboratory is an entity that would otherwise qualify to be an Independent Testing license and is properly accredited to perform tests in compliance with the stringent requirements of the marijuana and marijuana products. Any research involving humans must be authorized by an Institutional • A Marijuana Research Facility is an academic institution, non-profit corporation or domestic corporation or entity authorized to do business in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Marijuana Research Facility may Laboratory but instead performs blind tests to verify the results of an Independent Testing Laboratory at the • An Independent Testing Laboratory is an entity that does not hold any other type of marijuana establishment

November 2018. Control Cannabis Social Consumption Recommendation: Commission subject matter experts • Operational Requirements • Preventing underage access Maximum time on premises • Smoking/Vaping (Working Group) • Impaired Operation (Commission) • Impairment detection by server • Maximum consumption per visit Delivery Concerns/Issues to be Addressed Age Verification More licenses coming soon.... • Identity Verification • Operational Requirements • Allowable Delivery Radius Social Consumption and Delivery other issues to staff members to provide recommendations to the Commission on • Linkage to Seed-to-Sale Tracking Periodic reports back to the Commission prior to October deadline for reconsideration regulations based upon best-practice research into other states and in consultation with • In addition to ongoing Commissions/Working Groups, the Executive Director will assign community must follow the ballot process established in G.L. c.94G §3(b) for the election in in February 2019. In the meantime, municipalities wishing to authorize social consumption in their Regulations regarding licenses for social consumption and delivery to consumers have been delayed for further study. The Commission anticipates drafting regulations regarding licenses for this category

April 151 • Begin Pronity • Economic Manjuana Applicants Applicants • Registered certitication Dispensanes application for Empowerment • Begin license Pronty accepting • All ucense Applicants appucations from certified types available APPLICATION TIMELINE May 1°t • Open • Craft • Cultivation • Lab Agents • Independent Testing Labs Cooperatives applications for • Microbusiness June 1° Open • Retail • Product • Transport applications for Manutacturers

APPLICATION BREAKDOWN of starting the application. The Commission reserves the right to the Commission when each packet is determined to be complete. administratively close applications that remain open beyond one year. Commission will consider a license application, all three packets must be it so that they may work on the application over a period of time. Before the or what referred to as "packets." The packets may be completed on a rolling basis. As such, applicants have the opportunity to open an application and save • Applicants should be prepared to complete an open application within one year • The Commission has intentionally broken up the application into three sections, determined to be complete by the Commission. The applicant will be notified by

ALl Турев License Packet 5 Packet System 1-2 1-2 Connie Cannabis About the About the About the Establishment Establishment COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS Commission RMID Background Check Individual Application of Intent Massachusetts Background Info Info Business Registration Plan About the Owners, Business Management and Operations Profile Entity Background Establishment Questions Entities, and Capital Specific Info Property/Ops and Procedures 11-14 Operating Policies Host Community, Priority Application? Submit May 1" and June 1st Only Priority Approved Licensing Process Overview Application Payment Applicants can Apply Prior to Commission Review Draft - For Discussion Purposes Only License Payment approved

Establishment. were or will be lawfully obtained. Marijuana Establishment is proposed establishment will be located. Examples include a title or a lease more of the initial capital to operate the Marijuana Establishment. Packet i: Application of Intent • Applicants must provide certain documentation that indicates a working relationship, • Applicants must provide proof that they have a legal interest in the property where the Applicants must provide proof that the business is registered to do business in Massachusetts. including a host-community agreement, between the applicant and the community in which the Applicants are required to document the amounts and sources of capital that will be used to fund the • Applicants must also show access to adequate funding to dismantle and wind down a Marijuana which has had historically high rates of arrest, conviction, and incarceration related to marijuana crimes." Marijuana Establishment, and certify that all funds used to invest in or finance the Marijuana Establishment • The applicant may be an individual or several individuals. Individuals required to be named in the application include executives, managers, and close associates, as well as any person or entity who will contribute 10% or • Plan for Areas of Disproportionate Impact: Accordingly, applicants are required to provide a plan to positively impact areas of disproportionate impact. An "area of disproportionate impact" is defined as "a geographic area,

Otherwise; practice, in any jurisdiction; operation, in any jurisdiction; 5. A description of any license denial in any jurisdiction; and Packet 2: Background Check certification held by the entity or individual, such as a suspension or revocation; A description of disciplinary action taken in any jurisdiction against a license, registration, or 1. A description of any criminal action, whether felony or misdemeanor, that resulted in a conviction, A description of any civil action, including actions related to a professional, occupational, or fraudulent each individual listed on the application must tell the Commission about the individual's involvement, and the records; Massachusetts' and national civil database records, including professional and occupational records; A description of any administrative action, including actions related to a medical or adult-use marijuana guilty plea, plea of nolo contendere or admission of sufficient facts, in any jurisdiction, Massachusetts or Background checks will include, but not be limited to, a review of Massachusetts' and national criminal database involvement in other marijuana-related businesses; and actions taken against any license or registration. In addition, involvement of an entity owned or controlled in whole or in part by the individual, in criminal or civil actions, including: 6. A description of any action taken against a license to prescribe or distribute controlled substances, if applicable.

Profile Personnel policies; Inventory procedures; Dispensing procedures; Record-keeping procedures; Security plans and procedures; Plans to store marijuana products; Plans to prevent the diversion of marijuana products; Policies and procedures for maintaining financial records; and disabilities, and people of all gender identities and sexual orientation Transportation plans, if applicable, or indicate why it is not applicable; into practice. Applicants are required to provide summaries of the following: Diversity plans to promote equity among women, minorities, veterans, people with Quality control and contaminant testing procedures, as applicable under license type; Packet 3: Management and Operations • Applicants are required to provide detailed summaries of the policies and procedures that they intend to function under as a Marijuana Establishment. The Commission wants to be sure that applicants have read and understand the regulations that licensees are required to comply with, and that they are prepared to put them

applicant. beyond one year. to zoning bylaws. Application. applicant wishes to locate. • Applications will be evaluated based on: particularly 935 CMR 500.000; and How will my application be reviewed? The applicant's suitability for licensure based on 935 CMR 500.101(1), 500.800 and • Applicants should be prepared to complete an open application within one year of starting the either grant a provisional license or deny a license based upon the application submitted by the • Marijuana Establishments are required to comply with the laws of the municipality in which the The applicant's compliance or ability to comply with Massachusetts laws and regulations, • Municipalities will be asked to respond to the Commission, within 60 days, whether the proposed 500.801, which takes into consideration the suitability of any individual person listed on the • The Commission has 90 days from the date it determines that the application is complete in which to application. The Commission reserves the right to administratively close applications that remain open

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Cannabis . Control Commission C COMMONWEALTI OF MASSACHUSETTS Guidance on Host Community Agreements To be licensed, a Marijuana Establishment must execute a Host Community Agreement ("HCA") with the municipality in which it intends to be located. See 935 CMR 500.101 (1)(a)(8) and (2)(b)(6).' This document provides guidance to municipalities and applicants so that they can work cooperatively to structure an HCA in compliance with M. G. L. c. 94G, § 3(d). Section 3(d) of chapter 94G, states, in relevant part: "A marijuana establishment or a medical marijuana treatment center seeking to operate or continue to operate in a municipality which permits such operation shall execute an agreement with the host community setting forth the conditions to have a marijuana establishment or medical marijuana treatment center located within the host community which shall include, but not be limited to, all stipulations of responsibilities between the host community and the marijuana establishment or a medical marijuana treatment center. An agreement between a marijuana establishment or a medical marijuana treatment center and a host community may include a community impact fee for the host community; provided, however, that the community impact fee shall be reasonably related to the costs imposed upon the municipality by the operation of the marijuana establishment or medical marijuana treatment center and shall not amount to more than 3 percent of the gross sales of the marijuana establishment or medical marijuana treatment center or be effective for longer than 5 years. Any cost to a city or town imposed by the operation of a Marijuana Establishment or medical marijuana treatment center shall be documented and considered a public record as defined by clause Twenty-sixth of section 7 of chapter 4." Under the statute, HAs must include the terms necessary for a Marijuana Establishment to operate within a community. As with any agreement, terms should be negotiated between willing parties to the contract. In this context, the parties to the HCA are the owners or otherwise authorized representatives of the Marijuana Establishment and the contracting authority for the municipality. The parties should negotiate and agree to their respective responsibilities. The parties should also be aware of and abide by the constraints imposed by the plain language of M. G. L. c. 94G, § 3(d). It is clear from the statute, that the Legislature intended for a municipality to act reasonably in negotiating with a Marijuana Establishment that seeks to operate within its community. The costs and impacts of hosting a Marijuana Establishment will understandably vary from municipality to municipality and negotiated HAs should reflect the particular impacts on the host community. It is also important that the parties to the HCA be mindful of not only the statutory language in M. G. L. c. 94G, but also the context in which an HCA is required to be negotiated. Section 3(d) of chapter 1 A Marijuana Establishment with multiple physical locations, such as a craft marijuana cultivation cooperative, must execute a HCA foreach municipality in which it has a physical presence. Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission 101 Federal Street, 13th Floor, Boston, MA 02110 [phone removed] (office) | mass-cannabis-control.com

94G should be read in conjunction with M. G. L. 64H and 64N, the statutes that allow for the taxation of adult-use marijuana. Taken together, these statutes authorize and limit the assessments allowed on marijuana, marijuana products and Marijuana Establishments. Taxes. The Legislature explicitly authorized municipalities to adopt an optional local excise tax of up to 3%, as applied to retail transactions, in addition to state sales and excise taxes. In so doing, the Legislature established the ceiling for state-authorized taxes that may be assessed on a Marijuana Establishment: • the 6.25% sales tax; • the 10.75% excise tax on marijuana and marijuana products; and • the optional 3% local tax, which may be applied to retail sales only. Community Impact Fee. The community impact fee authorized by G.L. c. 94G, § 3(d) is optional and separate and apart from the taxes described above. To be authorized under the statute, and consistent with the decisional law on fees, a community impact fee included in an HCA must meet certain legal requirements.? The fee charged must be in exchange for a benefit that is sufficiently specific and special to the Marijuana Establishment and assessed in such a way that it justifies assessing the cost to this limited group as opposed to the general public, even if the public sees some benefit.* Moreover, the fee should be reasonably designed to compensate the municipality for the costs of providing the benefit. Accordingly, any HCA structured consistent with G. L. c. 94G, § 3(d), may include a community impact fee, provided that the community impact fee does not amount to more than 3% of the gross annual sales of the Marijuana Establishment and meets the legal requirements of permissible fees. A community impact fee included in an HCA must be more than simply called a community impact fee; it must be structured appropriately. What are examples of required conditions? Under section 3(d) of Chapter 94G, all HAs should include terms that describe the conditions that the municipality and Marijuana Establishment must satisfy for that establishment to operate within that host community. Individual conditions can vary widely. The following list should not be construed as exhaustive or exclusive, but merely serves as an illustration of conditions: • In the case that the Company desires to relocate the Marijuana Establishment within [Name of Municipality] it must first obtain approval of the new location before any relocation 2 See M. G. L. c. 64H, § 2 and M. G. L. c. 64N, S§2 and 3(a). 3 See generally Emerson College v. Boston, 391 Mass. 415 (1984). 4 Denver St. LLC v. Town of Saugus, 462 Mass. 651, 659-660 (2012). 5 Silva v. City of Attleboro, 454 Mass. 165, 173 (2009). Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission 101 Federal Street, 13th Floor. Boston, MA 02110 [phone removed] (office) | mass-cannabis-control.com

• The Company agrees that jobs created at the facility will be made available to [Name of Municipality] residents. [Municipality] residency will be one of several positive factors in hiring decisions at the facility but shall not be determinative and shall not prevent the Company from hiring the most qualified candidates and complying will all Massachusetts anti-discrimination and employment laws. • Termination by the Company: The Company may terminate this Agreement ninety (90) days after the cessation of operations of any facility within [Name of Municipality]. The Company shall provide notice to [Municipality] that it is ceasing to operate within the [Municipality] and/or is relocating to another facility outside the [Municipality] at least ninety (90) days prior to the cessation or relocation of operations. If the Company terminates this Agreement, the final annual payment as defined in Paragraph X of this Agreement shall be paid to the [Municipality] by the Company. The Company shall pay the final annual payment to [Municipality] within thirty (30) days following the date of termination. • A key-and-lock system shall not be the sole means of controlling access to the Marijuana Establishment. The Company agrees to implement a method such as a keypad, electronic access card, or other similar method for controlling access to areas in which marijuana or marijuana products are kept in compliance with 935 CMR 500.110. • The Company agrees to provide a paid police detail for the purposes of traffic and crowd management during peak hours of operation, which shall include, but may not be limited to, Fridays between 3:00 pm -8:00 pm; Saturdays and Sundays. • [Municipality] agrees to submit to the Commission, or other such licensing authority as required by law or regulation, certification of compliance with applicable local bylaws relating to the Company's application for licensure and/or operation where such compliance has been properly met, but makes no representation or promise that it will act on any other license or permit request including by not limited to Special Permit or other zoning applications submitted by the Company in any particular way other than in accordance with the municipality's governing laws. • The [Municipality] agrees to work with the Company, if approved, to assist the Company with community support, public outreach and employee outreach programs. • The Company agrees to work collaboratively with the Municipality and provide staff to participate in a reasonable number of Municipality-sponsored educational programs on public health and drug abuse prevention geared toward public health and public safety personnel. The type and nature of the conditions included in an HCA are unlimited by Section 3(d) of Chapter 94G. Indeed, the only required prerequisite is that the HCA identifies the party responsible for fulfilling its Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission 101 Federal Street, 13th Floor, Boston, MA 02110 [phone removed] (office) |mass-cannabis-control.com

respective responsibilities under the agreement. As such, the Commission is likely to take a broad view of acceptable conditions. What is permissible as part of a community impact fee? Under Section 3(d), an HCA may also "include a community impact fee for the host community" The statute does not include a definition of what constitutes a "community impact fee" and does not provide for elements of the fee, but it does impose other express limitations on any community impact fee included as part of an HCA: 1. The community impact fee must be "reasonably related to the costs imposed upon the municipality by the operation of the Marijuana Establishment or medical marijuana treatment center." There are two categories of generally acceptable types of fees: user fees and licensing or regulatory fees. A licensing or regulatory fee is based on the municipality's authority to regulate businesses or activities. Regardless of what category it falls into, the fee charged must be in exchange for a benefit received by the Marijuana Establishment in such a way that is justifies assessing the cost to that establishment, even if the public also receives some benefit. The Commission views fees that are "reasonably related" as those that compensate the municipality for its actual and anticipated expenses resulting from the operation of the Marijuana Establishment. While some latitude is to be given to municipalities to plan for their expenses, the municipality must identify the plan specifics to justify the fee. As section 3(d) requires, it is important that the fee bears some reasonable relation to the costs of providing municipal services or other benefits and not merely be a fee without designation of its origins or justification of its amount. Moreover, there must be a proportionality between the cost or impact claimed by the community and the fee required of the Marijuana Establishment. Municipalities are cautioned against relying on fees that are simply revenue generators in negotiating with Marijuana Establishments and planning their municipal budgets, as these fees may not withstand judicial scrutiny. Some anticipated costs that may reasonably be included in a fee of up to 3% of gross annual sales include services such as: • Traffic intersection design studies where additional heavy traffic is anticipated because of the location of retail establishment; • Environmental impact or storm water or wastewater studies anticipated as the result of cultivation; • Public safety personnel overtime costs during times where higher congestion or crowds are anticipated; • Additional substance abuse prevention programming during the first years of operation; 6 Koontz v. St. John's River Water Management District, 133 S. Ct. 2686 (2013); See also Attorney General's letter on Hanover Annual Town Meeting Warrant Articles #22 and 23 (Zoning), December 1, 2014. Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission 101 Federal Street. 13th Floor, Boston, MA 02110 [phone removed] (office) | mass-cannabis-control.com

• Municipal inspection costs. The list delineated above is not intended to be exhaustive or exclusive and is merely provided as illustrative examples. 2. The HCA must limit the community impact fee to not more than 3% of the gross annual sales of the Marijuana Establishment. The Commission emphasizes that there is a strict limitation on the amount of the community impact fee that a Municipality may collect as part of an HCA. The fee is capped at 3% of the Marijuana Establishment's gross annual sales. Any fee that is more than 3% of gross annual sales is not a valid community impact fee. Moreover, any fee whether characterized as a fee, donation or other exaction, including any assessment above 3% of gross annual sales, must also comply with applicable law and the legal requirements discussed above. The Commission reiterates that, consistent with the statutory requirement of "reasonable relation" and case law on exactions there must be a proportionality between the cost or impact claimed by the community and the fee required of the Marijuana Establishment. As stated G.L. c. 94G, §3 (d), the community impact fee shall be reasonably related to the costs imposed upon the municipality by the operation of the marijuana establishment or medical marijuana treatment center and shall not amount to more than 3 per cent of the gross sales of the marijuana establishment or medical marijuana treatment center. 3. The community impact fee is limited to a term of 5 vears. The Commission reads this provision consistent with the plain language of the statute, which states in relevant part that "the community impact fee shall be reasonably related to the costs imposed upon the municipality by the operation of the marijuana establishment or medical marijuana treatment center and shall not...be effective for longer than 5 years." The community impact fee is strictly limited to a term of 5 years or less. Parties may consider negotiating a fee with a shorter duration. This may be particularly helpful to reaching an agreement where the parties have difficulty ascertaining specific costs and wish to revisit the community impact fee once more information relevant to the particular Marijuana Establishment is available. Both G.L. c. 94G, §3 (d) and the Commission's regulations at 935 CMR 500. 103 (4)(d) anticipate the collection and publication of additional information on the costs imposed by the operation of Marijuana Establishments. At, or before, the conclusion of the term of the preceding community impact fee, the parties may choose to negotiate a new, optional community impact fee which shall similarly be limited to a term of 5 years or less. Regardless of whether the parties choose to negotiate a new community impact fee, the Commission interprets the strict time limitation of G.L. c. 94G, §3 (d) as extinguishing the preceding community impact fee upon the expiration of 5 years or less, whichever was originally agreed to by the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission 101 Federal Street, 13th Floor, Boston, MA 02110 [phone removed] (office) | mass-cannabis-control.com

Applicants for licensure as a Marijuana Establishment are strongly encouraged to seek legal advice from a licensed attorney regarding the negotiation of an HCA. Eligible licensees and applicants for licensure may be qualified to receive services through the Commission's Social Equity program. If you are a participant in the Social Equity program or are interested in learning more about the services offered as part of the Social Equity program, please contact the Commission at [phone removed]. Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission 101 Federal Street, 13th Floor, Boston, MA 02110 [phone removed] (office) | mass-cannabis-control.com

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• Their current skills Program Purpose growth of a robust adult-use industry. employers for employment opportunities. with qualified vendors based on a track system based • An applicant's specific interests in the cannabis industry • The outcomes they are seeking to gain from the program • The program will create a pipeline and dedicated connector for social • The program will create these pathways by pairing accepted applicants • The Social Equity Program will provide avenues to build and support the • Contrabis equity applicants who are jobseekers and prospective and current cannabis COMMONWEALEN OF MASSACHUSETES Commission

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