Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Releases Tools To Help Communities Ensure Equitable Marijuana Markets
Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission Releases Tools To Help Communities Ensure Equitable Marijuana Markets
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (Commission) published tools to assist host communities with implementing local equity policies. The Commission issued a Model Municipal Equity By-Law or Ordinance Template, along with a Guidance on Municipal Equity and Industry Participation to help with creating the rules supporting communities that have been disproportionately harmed by previous marijuana prohibition and enforcement.
馬薩諸塞州大麻管制委員會（委員會）發佈了幫助東道社區實施地方公平政策的工具。該委員會發布了《市政公平章程或條例範本》以及《市政公平和行業參與指南》，以幫助制定規則，爲因先前的大麻禁令和執法而遭受嚴重傷害的社區提供支持。
"Along with the Commonwealth and industry, Host Communities play a critical role in ensuring Massachusetts' licensed cannabis market is equitable," stated acting chair Ava Callender Concepcion. "These latest Commission resources are designed to offer cities and towns clear pathways to incorporating inclusive local licensing policies that will help us fulfill our nation-leading mandate and achieve our collective goal once and for all."
代理主席艾娃·卡倫德·康塞普西翁說：“與聯邦和行業一樣，東道社區在確保馬薩諸塞州許可的大麻市場公平方面發揮着至關重要的作用。”“委員會的這些最新資源旨在爲城鎮整合包容性地方許可政策提供清晰的途徑，這將有助於我們完成全國領先的任務，一勞永逸地實現我們的集體目標。”
Equality should be a key component of the cannabis industry considering the nature of the prohibition. To learn more about equity policies and all about the future of marijuana space us at the Benzinga Cannabis Capital Conference this October in Chicago. Hear directly from key industry players, policymakers and advocates. Get your tickets now by following this link.
考慮到禁令的性質，平等應該是大麻產業的關鍵組成部分。要進一步了解股權政策以及大麻的未來，我們將在今年10月在芝加哥舉行的Benzinga大麻資本會議上。直接聽取主要行業參與者、政策制定者和倡導者的意見。點擊此鏈接立即獲取門票。
Minimum Policies That Support Transparency
支持透明度的最低政策
Under Chapter 180 of the Acts of 2022, the commission was required to establish certain policies for cities and towns to adopt for their engagements with license applicants and licensees that are equity applicants as identified below:
根據2022年法案第180章，該委員會必須制定某些政策，供城鎮在與作爲股權申請人的許可證申請人和被許可人進行合作時採用，具體如下：
- Social Equity Program Participants (SEP),
- Economic Empowerment Priority Applicants (EEA),
- A new category of Social Equity Businesses (SEB), defined as Marijuana Establishments that consist of majority ownership by individuals who are approved SEPs, EEAs, or both; and
- Individuals and entities that are pre-verified or verified by the Commission as SEBs.
- 社會公平計劃參與者（SEP），
- 經濟賦權優先申請人（EEA），
- 一種新的社會股權企業（SEB）類別，定義爲由獲得批准的SEP、EEA或兩者兼而有之的個人擁有多數股權的大麻機構；以及
- 經委員會預先覈實或覈實爲SEB的個人和實體。
Cities and towns that host cannabis licensees in their community are now required to adopt minimum policies and procedures that support transparency and establish equity plans and standards, including, but not limited to the following:
現在，在社區接待大麻許可證持有者的城鎮必須採取最低限度的政策和程序來支持透明度並制定公平計劃和標準，包括但不限於以下內容：
- Adopting the agency's Model Municipal Equity By-Law or Ordinance Template;
- Adopting an ordinance or by-law to exclusively permit SEBs for at least three (3) years; or
- Creating a local approval process for equity applicants (EEAs, SEBs, SEPs, and verified or pre-verified SEBs) that is administered on a 1:1 basis.
- 採用該機構的《市政公平示範章程或條例模板》；
- 通過一項法令或章程，專門允許SEB至少持續三（3）年；或
- 爲股權申請人（EEA、SEB、SEP 以及經過驗證或預先驗證的SEB）創建按照 1:1 管理的本地批准流程。
Host Communities have until May 1, 2025, before the commission imposes fines against those that are out of compliance and/or have failed to come into compliance.
東道社區必須在2025年5月1日之前，委員會才能對不合規和/或未能遵守規定者處以罰款。
Photo: Courtesy of Roxana Gonzalez via Shutterstock
照片：由 Roxana Gonzalez 通過 Shutterstock 提供
譯文內容由第三人軟體翻譯。