CCC Sets The Table For Vote On Proposed Regulatory Changes

On August 28, 2020, the Cannabis Control Commission held a meeting to discuss the public comments on proposed amendments to the Commission's adult-use and medical marijuana regulations. By way of background, the Commission posted draft regulatory amendments in late July, hosted a public hearing on the amendments on August 3^rd and accepted written public comments on the amendments until August 15^th. Since the 15^th, the Commissioners and staff have reviewed all of the public comments and considered whether any warranted reconsideration of, or changes to, the amendments.

Chair Steven Hoffman summarized the agenda and explained that the Commissioners would discuss 17 topics which received the most attention in the public comments. These 17 topics included widely-followed issues such as: 1) whether the proposed new definition of Economic Empowerment Applicant ("EEA") should continue to require that applicants meet at least one of three "majority ownership" criteria in