Massachusetts' Cannabis Control Commission is taking steps to ensure there won't be a run on marijuana products grown for medical patients when recreational cannabis sales begin in July.
Registered medical marijuana patients had feared their supply would get sold in the adult-use market once many medical dispensaries start serving recreational clients this July.
But the Cannabis Control Commission agreed Tuesday that those dispensaries must set aside 35 percent of their product, or a six-month average of their medical marijuana sales, for registered patients.
"The concern was that without very explicit requirements, there could be a diversion of existing supply to recreational [consumers]," said Cannabis Control Commission Chairman Steven Hoffman. "The devil will be in the details, but we agreed to draft regulations to require that medical dispensaries that add a retail license ensure an adequate supply."
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