Commonwealth Ends State Of Emergency

As of today - June 15, 2021 - the Commonwealth's State of Emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic has ended.  Although the Cannabis Control Commission ("Commission") has issued bulletins and administrative orders that temporarily extend telehealth, virtual community outreach meeting and curbside operations protocols until September 1, 2021, the balance of the Commission's COVID-19 related protocols have expired.  This may have important implications for Marijuana Establishment Licensees.

For example, although the Commission may have forgiven Licensees that failed to satisfy their Diversity Plan or Positive Impact Plan commitments during the past year, we expect that the Commission may more closely scrutinize compliance with such plans in future license renewal applications.  Relatedly, to the extent that Licensees committed in their license renewal applications to take certain actions (e.g., host a job fair or perform certain volunteer/community service