The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission gave Blackstone Valley Naturals of Uxbridge, doing business as Yamna, the final greenlight to commence operations as soon as Friday, the commission announced on Monday.
Yamna is a licensed microbusiness. Cannabis microbusinesses in Massachusetts are co-located Tier 1 marijuana cultivators and/or product manufacturers limited to purchasing 2,000 pounds of cannabis from other marijuana establishments in a single year, according to the CCC. Microbusiness licensees are not allowed to have an ownership stake in any other marijuana establishments and a majority of its executives have to have been Massachusetts residents for at least one year prior to applying.
Yamna received approval to cultivate and manufacture cannabis in February, according to Co-owner Kevin MacConnell, who owns the business with Tim Phillips, who originally hails from Uxbridge. The pair started their cannabis industry work in Colorado before beginning the licensing process in Massachusetts.
They plan to collaborate with Gibby’s Garden, another Uxbridge-based cannabis microbusiness, according to MacConnell.
“All of our product comes from our own cultivation, except for the one collaboration with Gibby’s Garden,” MacConnell said.
He said Yamna plans to have its products on dispensary shelves beginning next week. Among the products they plan to distribute are pre-packaged eighths and pre-rolled cannagars.
