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From YouTube: Boston Cannabis Board - Voting Hearing - 1/25/2023

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Boston Cannabis Board - Voting Hearing - 1/25/2023

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We're just going to give it a moment to let everyone come in from.

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Room would you guys just make sure you're muted, unless you are speaking.

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All right good afternoon, this is a hearing before the Boston cannabis board. The BCB today is January 25th 2023.. Today's hearing is being conducted for starting to certain temporary amendments to the open meeting law that.

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Is what allows.

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Us to meet virtually this hearing is being recorded and we've posted to the city of Boston's website before I review. Some procedural matters I will introduce chairwoman Catherine Joyce.

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Good afternoon, thank you Jasmine. My name is Kathleen Joyce I'm, chair of the Boston cannabis board, and today I am joined by commissioner Lisa Holmes, commissioner John Smith and commissioner Darlene Lambos.

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Thank you, chairman Joyce, and my name is Jasmine Nguyen and I am the Boston cannabis board manager. We are also joined by Al Franklin.

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Is the project manager for the BCB, while the public is encouraged to attend? There will be no additional public testimony accepted I will read each item into the record after I will ask for comments from each board? Member I will then ask if there's a motion, any questions on the motion, and then there will be a vote.

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Each board member has the ability to grant grant with conditions defer Project without prejudice, which means the applicant can return anytime with an application at the same location or reject with prejudice, which means the applicant cannot reapply at the same location for one year. Our first item is a change to our already approved license. The applicant is zipper on Inc. The license premise is 1170 William T, Morrissey Boulevard Dorchester, the license type is a marijuana operator interior.

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And the request was for a change of DPA from zip run to.

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Run until I'm Joyce do you want to start with any comments.

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Sure I'll start, while this is a request for DBA from zip run to zip, runs, go with the. Why I have no issues with the request before us.

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um I would like to note for the record that I do have issues with the applicant's um signage the applicant appeared before us and testified that his signage would be discrete and would not advertised cannabis. What we have before us now is a giant Banner that says cannabis. His statements before us at the hearing don't match up with what his business model was and what he promised to us into the community.

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While we don't have the ability to ask him to take it down, it is something I am noting as chair of the board, and it is something that troubles me and I'm, trying to figure out what we can do as a board to um to address this with the applicant.

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Thank you, commercial homes. Do you have any comments.

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uh No further, uh my sentiments Echo the cheer woman.

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Jasmine, no I, don't.

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Rambles no thank you. Thank you. Shallow.

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Thanks Jasmine Cyrus I mean my motion is to um approve the requested dbhh. Is there a.

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Second, all in favor and not opposed so the DBA change is granted. The next item we have is the applicant is underground Legacy, Social, Club, LLC, DBA, underground Legacy LLC. The proposed.

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Premise is 1379 to 1385 Blue Hill Avenue Mattapan. This is a retail recreational cannabis dispensary license and the proposed hours are Monday through Saturday 10 a.m, to 9 pm and Sunday 10 a.m to 6 p.m. This is the equity app chairman rejoice.

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Thanks Jasmine, this was a really strong application. In my opinion, um I don't have many comments on it. The application applicants had some unique and interesting programs they're offering, through this application um and I'll turn over to the other Commissioners, to add their comments too much.

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um Nothing more um nothing much more. They were a very strong applicant. I I did I like their um presentation and their application. I like the um the pro the programs that they wanted to um do through their um business. So I do think they had a very strong application and um that's about it.

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Thanks Jasmine agreeing with the other Commissioners I think it was a good application. Thank you. Commission.

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uh Same I particularly thought that the employment plan and the goals were very high, so I want to make sure that we do everything we can as a board in our team to help them succeed. I also love the emphasis on women I, just I thought that was really great around women's leadership. Women's management skills. So I want to thank the applicant for that.

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Chairman Joyce, is there a motion.

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I make a motion to um grants. This license.

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Is there a second.

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All in favor and not opposed so the license is granted.

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Those are all the matters before the board today, our next transaction on here and will take place on February, 8th 2023 at 1pm hope. Everyone enjoys.

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The rest of their.

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Day, thank you.