Via Salem News:

"C3RN, Greenlight Business Solutions, Massachusetts Recreational Consumer Council, Point7, Four Trees Management, and Marketing Edge Consulting Group, were all selected."
Atlantic City, NJ (Sept 14-15, 2019)
NEQ&A
Joseph Gilmore, President, Massachusetts Recreational Consumer Council

1. How does this recent news benefit MRCC?
"Being a state-certified Social Equity technical assistance provider helps validate our experience and expands the scope of people we’re seeking to provide assistance to, particularly individuals and communities targeted by marijuana prohibition."

2. What would be a best-case outcome for this effort?
"While understanding regulations and procedures is a difficult task, access to sufficient capital is probably the biggest barrier for any cannabis entrepreneur anticipating success. I’d like to see a funding mechanism in place so that the entrepreneurs we train are adequately equipped to maintain & compete in the adult-use market."

3. How can those who want to help best express their support?
"If you support an equitable cannabis industry, your voice needs to be heard. This can begin with family & friends, but ultimately your local and state legislators must understand the importance of repairing and economically uplifting communities targeted by the war on drugs. Get civically engaged in the development of cannabis policies in your locality and support cannabis businesses who support social equity financially."
MASSACHUSETTS
Via NECN:

"Weigh stations are always a concern when you pull in there and people inspect the contents of the truck"
Via WGBH:

"Pure Oasis co-owner Kobie Evans joined Jim Braude to talk about his success thus far — and his frustrations that the program hasn’t yet yielded more results."
Via NEREJ:

"AmeriCann plans to replicate the brands, technology and innovations developed at its Massachusetts Cannabis Center project to new markets as a licensed multi-state operator."
MAINE
Via 92 Moose FM:

""Good To Know Maine wants you to be in the know. Just because it is legal it is not a free for all ... there are rules... rules for possession, growing, travel, federal rules and such..."
RHODE ISLAND
Via Boston Globe:

Former Rhode Island Governor: "The Libertarian Party ... has an enlightened approach to the corrosive and failed war on drugs."
VERMONT
Via VT Digger:

"We are coming after you. We are going to be uncompromising in making arrests and stopping people from distributing this poison."
NEW JERSEY
Via Yahoo Finance:

"... being on the ground floor towards expanding New Jersey's medical marijuana program marks a significant step forward in our Company's East Coast expansion plans"
& BEYOND
Via Texas State University:

"... results indicate that religious salience and believing the Bible’s literalness as inspired word are no longer significant and impactful predictors on U.S. opinions towards marijuana legalization support."