Marijuana delivery rules generate swell of feedback
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Cannabis Control Commission Chairman Steven Hoffman at a meeting prior to the coronavirus pandemic
Under the watchful eyes of municipal leaders, established industry players and advocates, marijuana overseers on Tuesday are ironing out the final wrinkles of their plan to establish a structure for home delivery of marijuana and create new business opportunities.
The Cannabis Control Commission is meeting Tuesday morning to consider feedback and hold a final discussion about its draft delivery policy, which would create two delivery license types: a "wholesale delivery license" and a "limited delivery license" that would allow an operator to charge a fee to make deliveries from CCC-licensed retailers and dispensaries.
Chairman Steven Hoffman said at the start of the meeting that the CCC plans Tuesday to work through 23 distinct topics that one or more commissioners flagged for further discussion based on public comments. After talking through each issue, commissioners will vote on the policy but not on the specific language.
"Some are going to be quite contentious," he said. In a letter last week, 19 state lawmakers told the CCC that they "believe that the wholesale delivery license category proposed in the draft regulations was not contemplated, nor supported, by the enabling legislation" and asked the commission to reconsider its plan to take a final vote on the regulations next week.
"Last time I saw a tally, on Friday, we had over 80 comments from individuals and organizations. We have read all those comments. They were well-reasoned, compelling arguments and, unsurprisingly, not all aligned," Hoffman said. "I want to acknowledge this is a very important issue, it's a very contentious issue, it's a very difficult issue, and certainly the public comments that we received reflected that."
The CCC released the public feedback it received and summarized comments related to the regulations, and the documents show a stark divide -- one portion of commenters generally propose tweaks to what the CCC has adopted while the other portion tends to argue that what the CCC adopted is either in conflict with state law or is the result of a rushed process that left municipalities out.
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