{"id":2695,"date":"2018-01-22T09:35:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-22T09:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/?p=2185"},"modified":"2023-02-16T13:19:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T13:19:37","slug":"adult-use-massachusetts-recreational-marijuana-pt-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cape-law.com\/adult-use-massachusetts-recreational-marijuana-pt-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Adult Use in Massachusetts – Recreational Marijuana Licenses Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An advertisement for a Cannabis museum in Amsterdam. Massachusetts, like Amsterdam, is slated to allow social consumption venues for Cannabis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>The Cannabis Control Commission issued draft regulations in December of 2017 concerning licensure of so-called \u201crecreational marijuana businesses,\u201d actually described as \u201cadult use\u201d under the law — under which over the age of 21 is eligible to purchase these products. In our earlier article, we highlighted some of the more popular Massachusetts marijuana business licenses<\/a> available<\/u>, as determined by our clients\u2019 interests and plans over the past year. In this Part 2 on the same subject, we cover the remaining license types available.<\/p>\n

Enter the Massachusetts \u201cSocial Consumption Establishment\u201d for Marijuana<\/h3>\n

Prefaced by headlines in the on-again-off-again Denver regulations regarding so-called \u201cCannabis Clubs,\u201d the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission draft regulations created a third type of retail license for operators to sell \u201csingle servings\u201d of marijuana to consumers on the premises. While the size of such a serving has yet to be defined, our understanding is that these businesses will not be able to serve more than an ordinary dose of THC, e.g. 10mg. These licenses are distinguished as Primary Use or Mixed Use social consumption establishments, which designation depends on whether 51% of the average gross revenue is derived from the sale of marijuana products to be consumed on the premises.<\/p>\n

\"\"It is ostensibly possible for either \u201cprimary\u201d or \u201cmixed use\u201d to exist in the presence of other business types, the only difference between these licenses being revenues. The license requires very strict controls for storage and security, and also that the sales be \u201cclosely integrated with the shared business product or service.\u201d Importantly, and probably very disappointing to many restaurateurs, these regulations explicitly forbid the use or consumption of alcohol in any of these social consumption establishments \u2013 at least at the same time marijuana is offered. Suggested businesses tailored to social consumption have included:<\/p>\n