Zinger Key Points The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission granted a final license to operate a marijuana research facility to Curaleaf Processing.
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission recently approved the first marijuana research facility license.
Commissioners voted unanimously (4-0) at the agency’s monthly public meeting t o grant Curaleaf Processing, Inc. a final license to operate a marijuana research facility in Newton. Curaleaf Processing is a subsidiary of one of the largest U.S. cannabis operators Curaleaf Holdings, Inc. CURLF.
In September, the Commission’s investigations and enforcement staff inspected the marijuana research facility and found it to be in full compliance with the requirements under state law. Upon receiving administrative approval for any submitted research permit applications, Curaleaf Processing Inc. need to pass a final license inspection prior to being authorized to begin operations and research projects.
"We are excited to move the state’s first-ever research facility license forward in the hopes that it will contribute to a safer regulated cannabis industry, rooted in science," stated acting chair Bruce Stebbins . "This licensee has worked diligently over the last two years to bring this facility to the Commonwealth, and we look forward to the work their team will accomplish after their receipt of a research permit."
The licenses are available to any academic institution, nonprofit or domestic corporation or entity authorized to do business in Massachusetts and are interested in either conducting research involving cannabis directly or permitting external researchers with an approved research permit.
A research permit is a certificate from the Commission to conduct a specified research study over a specified and finite period and identifies the type of research study to be performed at the licensed premises of the marijuana research facility.
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Curaleaf Secures First Marijuana Research License In Massachusetts
