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Healey signs bill reforming marijuana business governance, sales in Massachusetts
The law cuts the commission to three governor-appointed members and raises retail license caps to six as officials seek to stabilize the market.
- Governor Maura Healey signed legislation on Sunday reforming Massachusetts's cannabis industry and restructuring the Cannabis Control Commission to ensure the market remains competitive.
- The new law dissolves the current five-member CCC and replaces it with a three-member board appointed by Healey to address years of internal conflict while maintaining independent agency status.
- Retailers may now hold up to six store licenses, doubling the current cap, while the legal possession limit for adults increases from one ounce to two; supporters claim these changes will make the market more profitable.
- The law authorizes new license categories including on-site consumption, or so-called "cannabis cafes," and eases restrictions for medical marijuana operators who no longer must grow and process all the marijuana they sell.
- Healey has until May 19 to appoint the new three-person commission, with members required to possess expertise in social justice, public health, public safety, and business regulation to guide the industry's continued success.
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