The first recreational marijuana retail stores are scheduled to open in Massachusetts in two months, but the head of the commission charged with getting the industry up and running says not to expect a robust retail landscape right out of the gate.
“It’s going to be sparse,” Cannabis Control Commission Chairman Steven Hoffman says of July 1, the first day retail stores can begin selling marijuana to anyone over the age of 21.
So far, the Commission has received 813 applications for marijuana businesses, but under state law can’t begin issuing licenses until June 1. It’s already reviewing hundreds of priority applications for cannabis businesses.
How many stores will be open and selling product on July 1 isn’t yet known, even by Hoffman.
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