BOSTON -- The Cannabis Control Commission has an executive director, temporary office space and soon it will have the money it needs to build out a legal marijuana market in Massachusetts.
The Legislature on Thursday passed a supplemental budget (H 4052) appropriating $2.7 million for the operations of the CCC and sent it to Gov. Charlie Baker. The amount approved Thursday is less than the $3.6 million in operating funds the CCC had requested in early November but is expected to satisfy the commission's needs.
The House and Senate approved the bill during sessions on Thursday, and one senator used the lightly attending gathering to air some concerns.
Sen. Jason Lewis said he and Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr plan to send a letter to the Senate Ways and Means Committee next week requesting that the next supplemental spending bill include funding for public awareness campaigns around drugged driving and youth addiction, efforts which are to be led by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security and the Department of Public Health.
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