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US (MA): Regulators finally hear testimony from public on cannabis regulatory changes

Massachusetts marijuana regulators Monday took public comment on several proposed regulatory changes covering delivery, telehealth, and more.

One of the changes would allow companies delivering less than $5,000 worth of products to have one person in the vehicle — instead of the current two.

Lucas Thayer, who said he applied for business licenses in the past, told the Cannabis Control Commission that the extra person in delivery trucks just isn't needed.

"These cars aren't going to get robbed," Thayer said. "We don't have highway bandits coming and stopping trucks on the road and stealing weed from trucks. Please do anything you can to make it so that these operators can exist in the marketplace more effectively."

Vehicles carrying more than $5,000 worth of marijuana would still need two people present while making deliveries.

Read more at NEPM.

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