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From YouTube: Boston Cannabis Board Voting Hearing 11/16/2022
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Boston Cannabis Board Voting Hearing 11/16/2022
A
A
B
A
Good
afternoon
this
is
a
hearing
before
the
Boston
cannabis
board.
Today
is
November
16
2022..
Today's
hearing
is
being
conducted,
pursued
to
start
in
temporary
amendments
to
the
open
meeting
law.
That
is
what
allows
us
to
meet.
Virtually
this
hearing
is
being
recorded
and
will
be
posted
to
the
city
of
Boston's
website
before
I
review.
Some
procedural
matters
I
will
introduce
chairwoman
Kathleen
Joyce.
C
Thank
you
Jasmine.
My
name
is
Kathleen
Joyce
I'm,
chair
of
the
Boston
cannabis
board,
and
today
I'm
joined
by
commissioner
Lisa
Holmes,
commissioner
John
Smith
and
commissioner
Darlene
Lambos.
We
are
not
joined
by
commissioner
Alejandro
sanchian
and
I
want
to
mention
for
the
record
that
commissioner
Smith
will
not
be
voting
today.
C
C
A
And
we
are
also
joined
by
Allison
Quinn,
who
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
of
the
board.
Members
I
will
then
ask
for
a
motion.
A
If
there's
any
questions
on
the
motion
and
then
there
will
be
a
vote,
each
board
member
has
the
ability
to
grant
grant
with
conditions
defer,
reject
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
to
remind
everyone.
There
was
no
transactional
hearing
last
Wednesday
on
November
9th,
so
we're
going
to
go
straight
into
Odin
new
business.
The
following
item
was
deferred
from
the
bcb's
October
19
2022
voting
meeting.
A
In
order
for
the
BCB
to
review
the
status
of
other
applicants
pending
within
the
buffer
zone,
the
applicant
is
vinyl
Roots,
Inc
DBA
sold
cannabis.
The
proposed
license
premises:
340
North,
Market,
Street,
Faneuil
Hall.
The
license
type
is
a
retail
recreational
cannabis
dispensary
license.
The
proposed
hours
of
operation
are
9
A.M
to
11
p.m.
7
days
a
week.
This
is
an
equity
applicant
and
there
is
a
buffer
zone
Concord.
We
will
now
move
to
comments
from
the
board
members,
starting
with
chairman
Joyce.
C
and
I
think
that's
helpful
for
us
to
take
into
consideration,
as
we
review
other
applications
that
come
before
us
in
this
particular
area,
but
also
in
other
areas.
In
addition
to
those
applications
that
we
had
before
us.
There
are
two
other
retail
establishments
open
and
operating.
So,
in
total
total
there
are
six
cannabis
establishments
within
the
buffer
zone
that
are
opened
or
will
be
opening
soon,
which
makes
me
still
question
whether
or
not
the
saturation
Point
has
been
met
in
the
downtown
Market.
This
goes
to
this.
C
This
analysis
of
my
part
goes
to
the
appropriateness
of
this
location
and
not
at
also
the
concept
or
the
overall
application
before
us.
I
know,
there's
been
news
stories
recently
about
about
license
PR
about
these
cannabis
establishments,
opening
and
not
seeing
the
business
that
they
had
and
the
market
going
down.
So
I
just
wanted
to
open
that
up
to
my
other
Commissioners
for
discussion
for
questions
about
the
buffer
zone
in
general
in
their
feelings
about
potential
saturation.
A
B
Start
personally,
for
me:
I,
don't
see
these
as
I,
don't
see
any
of
these
actually
being
in
the
same
area
if
you're
somebody
who
is
downtown
and
you're
you're
shopping,
where
you're
coming
from
business,
if
you're
on
State
Street,
which
is
down
by
the
aquarium,
City
Faneuil
Hall,
is
a
long
way
that
you're
not
gonna,
walk
to.
If
you're
going,
you
know
to
go
pick
up
whatever
you
need
and
then
go
home
and
get
on
the
train.
B
So
even
though
they're
all
located
in
downtown
I
also
also
I
also
think
they
all
have
pretty
much
a
different
area
of
clientele.
The
people
on
State
Street
only
going
to
deal
with
what's
on
State
Street
they're,
not
going
to
walk
all
the
way
to
Faneuil
Hall
the
people
that
are
aware,
like
Broad
Street,
the
two
that
are
probably
the
most
the
closest
to
me
in
my
opinion,
would
be
Broad,
Street
and
Devonshire
and
21
milk.
B
Those
are
all
close
to
each
other,
but
I
really
don't
see
people
traveling
like
from
North
Station,
to
go
to
the
aquarium
to
to
buy
to
buy
their
cannabis
products.
So
if
somebody
is
in
that
area,
they're
going
to
utilize,
the
dispensary
in
that
area,
downtown
is
almost
like
an
island
of
itself.
Each
section
to
me
of
downtown
is
totally
different
and
people
are
going
to
shop
where
it's
convenient
for
them
getting
off
work
and
getting
on
the
train
and
getting
back
home
I.
B
So,
although
I
get
that
we
have
six
dispensaries
that
are
opened
here,
I
do
think
that
they
all
have
their
own
distinct
area
and
clientele
and
and
all
of
them
are
in
very
bustling
areas
which
I
think
they
have
their
own
foot.
Traffic
different
set
of
stuff,
and
so
I
mean
for
me,
I
I,
don't
see
that
it's
really
I,
don't
see
the
buffer
zone.
I,
don't
see
us
putting
too
many
establishments
in
in
this
area.
That's
I
mean
downtown.
B
A
D
Yeah
I
think
I
tend
to
agree
personally,
but
I
will
just
say:
I'm,
not
an
expert
on
Market
saturation
and
I
would
say
that
that's
what
we're
being
asked
to
try
to
determine
I
mean,
if
you
ask
me,
I
mean
I
feel
like
I
know
why
I
was
put
on
the
board.
I
mean
the
the
employment
plans,
the
diversity
inclusion.
I
could
tell
you
that
we
spent
a
lot
of
time
trying
to
put
really
good
score.
You
know
the
criteria
and
the
score
card,
and
that's
my
wheelhouse
I
know.
D
That's
my
real
house.
This
Market
saturation
thing
is
not,
and
I
would
just
say
you
know,
I'm
really
interested.
We
don't
get
to
have
discussions
bigger
discussions,
but
I
am
really
interested
in
like
what
are
other
cities
doing
around
saturation
points.
I
I,
don't
even
know
I
mean
I
can
tell
you
my
own
opinion,
I,
think
yeah,
Faneuil,
Hall,
sure,
I
I
think
it
it's
its
own
thing.
D
But
I'm
also
think
that
there's
arguments
that
say
that
there
are
other
establishments
that
we
want
to
support
as
Equity
applicants
to
do
well,
I
mean
that's
sort
of
why
we
were
created,
which
is
I,
think
different
than
other
cities.
So
I
think
that's
an
issue.
That's
one
is
that
I
don't
feel
like
I'm.
An
expert
I
would
love
to
know
more
about
what
other
cities
might
be
doing
to
deal
with.
D
You
know
oversaturation,
and
especially
because
our
charge
is
well
not
our
charge,
but
we
are
really
a
unique
board
in
the
sense
that
we
want
to
support
Equity
applicants
and
the
competition
between
equity
applicants
is
a
concern
to
me
too.
I
also
do
think
that
you
know
not
knowing
the
status
of
I
know
that
we
just
got
a
spreadsheet
to
share
where
the
status
is
of
all
the
the
different
businesses.
We
don't
have
a
mechanism
that
says
like
if
you
haven't
opened
up
in
like
three
to
five
years.
D
What
are
the
barriers,
what
more
supports?
Can
we
give
you
should?
Should
you
have
your
license
or
give
it
up?
I
don't
know
I,
don't
know,
I
think
that
there
should
be
some
kind
of
mechanism
that
allows
us
to
determine.
You
know
if,
if
you're
holding
on
to
a
license
and
you're
having
challenges
opening
up,
what
do
we
do
about
that?
I?
D
Don't
think
we've
had
discussions
about
that
and
then
I
do
think
this
whole
buffer
zone
thing
around
our
needing
to
be
extra
like
it's
got
to
be
an
awesome
application
and
I
would
actually
say
this
is
an
awesome
application.
It's
a
strong
application,
it's
very
unique.
It
fits
the
buffer
zone
kind
of
criteria
for
me,
but
I
also
don't
like
the
fact
that
it
still
go
has
to
go
to
the
zoning
board
and
they
don't
have
the
same
criteria.
They
don't
have
the
same
discussions
as
us.
C
Thank
you
so
much
so
can
I
ask
a
question
of
commissioner
Lambos.
It
sounds
like
one
of
the
things
you're
concerned
with
is
that
when
applicants
leave
here,
they
may
not
be
teed
up
for
success
with
the
zba
as
much
as
they
are
here
and
additional
information
as
far
as
Market
saturation
and
other
markets
would
be
helpful
to
you
in
presenting.
B
A
B
A
C
B
C
C
B
A
Okay,
yeah,
they
were
pointing
two
away,
so
what
we
did
with
that
one
is,
and
it
also
was
an
African
and
non-efficient.
The
equity
applicant
was
approved
first,
so
the
non-ap,
the
non-equity
applicant
be
deferred
indefinitely
to
let
the
equity
applicant
go
forward
and
see
what
their
progress
or
Etc.
Okay,
exactly
remember
the
vote,
but
that
was.
D
A
C
I
I
think
in
light
of
the
Dynamics
going
on
at
the
zba
and
here
and
the
lens
at
which
we're
tasked
to
look
at
these
through
I.
Don't
want
to
put
this
applicant
I,
don't
want
to
handicap
this
applicant
more
than
necessary,
but
I
think
we
would
be
better
informed
with
more
information
about
what
other
cities
and
municipalities
are
doing
and
what
their
evidence
is
showing
about.
Saturation.
C
We're
tasked
with
meeting
that
threshold
and
then
going
above
and
beyond
that
and
we've
been
criticized
as
a
board
for
just
green
lighting.
Things
through
and
I
take
issue
with
that,
as
as
the
chair,
because
I
do
think
we
we
make.
We
put
that
analysis
together
for
people
on
the
record
and
in
writing,
but
given
that
that
heightened
scrutiny
is
needed
to
move
forward,
I
think
we're
in
a
different
place.
Now
it's
not
we're
not
a
board
that
that
hasn't
approved
any
licenses.
A
C
I
think
it's
different
than
other
things,
we've
seen
in
other
neighborhoods.
That
being
said,
this
is
a
struggle
for
me,
but
I
would
make
a
motion
to
defer
it
until
we
get
the
saturation
information
from
I.
Don't
know
communities
like
San,
Francisco
or
Colorado
I.
Don't
think,
there's
any
place
else
in
Massachusetts
that
has
the
same
density.
We
have
the
same
number
of
applications.
We
have
in
the
same
charge
with
issuing
a
minimum
number
of
licenses
at
this
point.
I
think
it's
in
my
opinion.
B
I
I
I'm,
listening
I,
like
what
Darlene
says
and
I
was
thinking
about
this
too.
How
fair
is
it
to
hamper
a
group
that
has
all
their
stuff
together
and
how
long
because
another
group
may
be
smaller
and
they
don't
have
the
same
assets
and
and
I
like
what
Dolly
said?
How
long
are
they
able
to
just
sit
on
a
license
and
not
move
forward?
B
That's
not
fair
to
people
who
really
have
this
their
all
their
ducks
in
a
row
and
their
eggs
in
the
basket
and
are
ready
to
move
forward
with
their
business
and
I
know.
They're
all
Equity,
but
I
also
feel
that
some
people
get
involved
in
this
thinking.
It's
going
to
be
this
really
quick
cash
cow
business
that
I'm
just
gonna
open
and
when
they
really
get
to
the
meat
and
bones
of
it,
and
it's
going
to
take
them
a
little
longer.
I
I
feel
that
that's
hampering
financially
fiscal
people
who
can
move
forward
faster.
B
A
And
we
spoke
about
this
as
well,
and
I
would
say
to
that.
Of
course
we
would
have
to
this.
Was
it's
a
bigger
conversation?
It's
not
decided
right
now,
but
our
oldest
HCA
was
free,
BCB
and
that
was
2018
and
that
place
is
not
open.
So
four
years
out
so
I
would
say
we
would
at
least
have
to
four
years
is
looking
like
because
that's
not
fair,
they
got
four
years
and
no
one
else
gets
that
same
opportunity.
But
again
that's
a
broader
conversation,
but
that
is
a
something
everyone's
discussing
at
the.
A
D
I
mean
so
we
we
were
charged
with
issuing
53
or
52,
or
was
it
and
we've
done
62.
I
I
do
feel
like
we
should
re.
You
know
even
regroup
to
kind
of
get
a
sense
of
what's
working,
what's
not
where
the
business,
what's
the
status
of
all
the
applicants
and
and
the
ones
that
have
licenses
and
not,
and
what
are
what's
the?
What
could
we
be
doing
better
for
the
applicants?
What
supports
could
be
better
get
a
feedback
from
from
both
applicants
and
and
business
owners?
What
supports
they
need
I
mean.
D
D
I
have
wanted
to
ensure
that
this
industry
grows
without
a
race
to
the
bottom,
but
a
race
to
the
top
and
I
feel
like
we've
done
a
lot
of
that
by
being
very
diligent
around
having
clear
Dei
plans
having
clear
employment
plans
and
all
the
applicants
have
have
you
know.
They've
raised
the
bar
themselves,
and
that
is
that's
I
think
we
should
be
proud
of
that.
D
It's
time
to
regroup
and
and
not
to
again
I'm
going
to
say
again,
I
feel
like
this
is
a
strong
application.
It
should
move
forward.
However,
timing
would
I
think
it'd
be
prudent,
I,
never
say
the
word
prudent,
but
it
would
be
prudent,
I
guess
to
like
I'm
gonna,
say
it
to
to
to
have
some
more
information
to
be
very
diligent
about
what
we're,
how
we're
moving
forward.
Given
that
we've
already
issued
the
minimum
licenses
that
we
need
to
issue.
C
A
C
C
A
A
B
I
I
would
prefer
that
I
would
prefer
to
like.
We
did
the
the
dispensary
amount
of
pain
that
we
defer
them
until
we
get
because
I
don't
think
it's
fair
that
they
get
to
lose
out
because
other
people
aren't
that
are
holding
on
to
license.
You
know
to
our
our
approval
and
I
I,
don't
think
that's
fair
and
we
need
to
see
like
I
like
what
the
chairperson
does.
We
need
to
see
where
all
these
HD,
where
they're
at.
A
A
C
B
C
A
B
B
C
B
D
C
B
A
All
right,
so
our
last
matter
on
is
the
following:
license
is
applying
for
a
one-day
amendment
to
their
existing
license.
Hpv
mass
and
DBA
Happy
Valley
has
applied
for
an
extension
of
hours
on
November
23rd
2022.
The
applicant
is
requesting
to
open
at
8am
as
opposed
to
their
10
a.m,
opening
time
and
they
will
close
at
their
license.
Time
of
9
pm
and.