MA’s Cannabis Control Commission Poised To Be Downsized, Restructured

The Cannabis Control Commission is poised to be downsized from five members to three, with authority to appoint them landing solely under the governor, according to a sweeping reform bill passed by a legislative committee Monday.

The bill also doubles the amount of cannabis people can purchase per day or possess at any given time, to 2 ounces. The House and Senate both must approve the compromise bill before it can land on the governor’s desk, though so-called conference committee agreements typically face little resistance in the Democrat-led chambers.

At a time when pot prices have plummeted, the industry is in turmoil, and the commission has been through lots of upheaval, these changes are among a raft of efforts aimed at reforming the cannabis industry and its regulation. The Cannabis Conference Committee deliberated for months on the latest package.

“The legislation includes a new structure that provides clear accountability and enhances the operations of the Cannabis Control Commission,” committee cochairs Senator Adam Gómez, a Springfield Democrat, and Representative Daniel Donahue, a Worcester Democrat, said in a statement together. The bill, they added, “charts a more promising path forward for cannabis regulation.”

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