WEBVTT METADATA Video-Count: 1 Video-1: youtube.com/watch?v=JK0zEGOLKNA Part: 1 1 00:00:06.960 --> 00:00:38.719 We're just going to give it a second to let the waiting room clear. Please make sure you're muted as you enter. All right, we are going to get started. Good afternoon. This is a hearing before the Boston Cannabis Board, the BCB. Today is June 10th, 2026. Please note 2 00:00:38.719 --> 00:00:54.960 that today will be both our transactional and voting hearing. Today's hearing is being conducted pursuant to temporary amendments to the open meeting law. This 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 3 00:00:54.960 --> 00:01:11.680 introduce Chairwoman Kathleen Joyce. Good afternoon. My name is Kathleen Joyce. I am chair of the Boston Cannabis Board. And today I'm pleased to be joined by Commissioner Lisa Holmes, Commissioner Jack Kensaw, Commissioner John Smith, and Commissioner Sonel Gandhi, and Commissioner Raone Sodto. 4 00:01:11.680 --> 00:01:27.520 >> Thank you, Chairwoman Joyce. My name is Jackson Wyn. I am the Boston Cannabis Board Manager. We also joined by Luke Santos who is the cannabis licensing specialist. I will begin by calling each item in the order. They appear on the agenda. I will then ask who is present on behalf of the proposal before us. For 5 00:01:27.520 --> 00:01:42.960 today's hearing, we have three amendments to already approved establishments and one old and new matter. There are no new licenses being heard today before us. Each amendment application will have five minutes to present to the BCB followed by questions and comments from the board members. We will then take public testimony 6 00:01:42.960 --> 00:01:58.079 beginning with elected officials or their representatives. If you wish to testify, please use the link that is that will be put in the chat. Additionally, you may use the chat function to request to testify. Please wait until the matter which you would like to speak about is called. After we 7 00:01:58.079 --> 00:02:14.480 hear the testimony, we will then move to a vote. Each board member has the ability to grant, grant with conditions, defer, reject without prejudice, which means the applicant can return any time with an application at the same location, or reject with prejudice, which means the applicant cannot reapply 8 00:02:14.480 --> 00:02:30.640 at the same location for one year. The first matter we have, the lency is the Heritage Club LLC doing business as the Heritage Club. The license premises 116R Cambridge Street in Charlestown. They have a marijuana retailer license. They commence operations in September of 9 00:02:30.640 --> 00:02:46.000 2022. This is a equity applicant and the lency is seeking approval to change various members ownership percentages of the Heritage Club LLC and to add several new members of the ownership structure structure. Um Nikki John will continue 10 00:02:46.000 --> 00:03:03.120 to be the majority equity owner. Um who is present on behalf of the lency? >> Phil Silverman. >> All right. Phil, you may begin. I'm not sure if you have a presentation or you're just going to >> Nope. Nope. I I think it's relatively 11 00:03:03.120 --> 00:03:18.560 simple. I'm Phil Silverman from Vicente LLP and I'm representing the Heritage Club. Um, we are seeking approval of a change of control. These are relatively minor changes in terms of ownership. Um, and so if you have the application in 12 00:03:18.560 --> 00:03:36.560 front of you, uh, there's lines 81 and 82 of the exhibit. Um, identify a new member. That's Co Peppers LLC and then its owner also Brody Stone and um they're going to obtain a 74% 13 00:03:36.560 --> 00:03:52.959 membership interest in the LLC. Uh so less than 1%. Uh line 6 and 7 um Nema Ventures which is owned by Roma McCalvin uh has a 1.61% 61% interest and it will be transferred uh if this is approved to 14 00:03:52.959 --> 00:04:10.640 a new member in line 46 380 cap LLC. Um in line 15 uh Steven Salsman will transfer a10% interest to number 55 Marcy Levitz. Um, 15 00:04:10.640 --> 00:04:28.400 also, uh, in item one, uh, Nikki John, uh, will reduce her interest from 75.27% membership down to 74.29% and that will result in some tolerance sponding increases to all of the other 16 00:04:28.400 --> 00:04:46.280 members. Uh, really all, you know, less than 1% I believe. So, um, other than that, there's really no changes to management, uh, or operations in any way, and all of this will, of course, be disclosed to the Cannabis Control Commission. 17 00:04:47.280 --> 00:05:02.960 >> All right. Thank you. We will move to questions or comments from the board members, beginning with Chairman Joyce. Uh, >> thank you. Thank you for that explanation. I have no questions at this time. >> Commissioner Holmes at this time. 18 00:05:02.960 --> 00:05:21.680 Commissioner Smith. >> Uh, no questions. Thank you, Jasper. >> Commissioner Gandhi, >> no questions. Thank you, Jasmine. >> Commissioner Sto, >> I didn't Did you say no questions? Sorry. Good morning. 19 00:05:21.680 --> 00:05:41.600 >> Sorry. Yep. No questions. >> Okay. Can you hear me? >> Yep, I can hear you now. Thank you. Um, Commissioner Kinsley, uh, >> I'm going to be recusing myself from this one. All right, we will move to public testimony. Is there anyone here that wishes to speak 20 00:05:41.600 --> 00:06:03.520 on this matter? All right, seeing no one, we will move to a vote. Chairwoman Joyce, is there a motion? >> I make a motion to approve the requested changes. >> Is there a second? >> Second. Second. And now we'll do a roll call. 21 00:06:03.520 --> 00:06:21.000 Um, Commissioner Holmes, >> approve. >> Commissioner Smith, >> yes. >> Commissioner Gardy, >> approve. >> Commissioner Sto, >> yes. >> And Commissioner Kinsler. 22 00:06:22.240 --> 00:06:37.600 >> All right. >> And Chair Joyce, >> I approve. >> All right. So the petition is granted and is noted that Commissioner Kinsler recused himself. All right. >> Thank you very much. 23 00:06:37.600 --> 00:06:52.800 >> Thank you. All right. Items the next two items, items two and three share the same ownership. Um so we will hear them together but vote on them separately. So I'll read them both into the record. So the first one, the lency is Austin Group 24 00:06:52.800 --> 00:07:09.120 Ventures West Roxbury LLC doing business as Duchess Cannabis. The license premise is 1524 BFW Parkway in West Roxbury. The license type is a marijuana retailer license. They commence operations in December of 2025. This is a non-equity applicant and they held their community 25 00:07:09.120 --> 00:07:26.000 meeting on May 6, 2026. Um the next lency is Union Twist Inc. doing business as Dutches Cannabis. The license premises 257 to 259 Cambridge Street in Alustin. The license type is a marijuana retailer license. They commenceed operations at February of 2024 and they 26 00:07:26.000 --> 00:07:41.199 held a community meeting on May 6, 2026. This is a non-equity applicant. They both are requesting to amend their license to allow for delivery of recreational cannabis through a licensed marijuana retailer who is present on behalf of both of those entities. 27 00:07:41.199 --> 00:07:57.759 >> Yeah. Hi, Jasmine. Uh good afternoon, madam chair, members of the board. Uh this is Mike Ross. I'm an attorney with the law firm of Prince Low Bell. I'm here with Lexus Biji Prow who is uh representing who is with the applicant. Um last year you this may sound a little 28 00:07:57.759 --> 00:08:15.280 familiar. We were twice before the board uh with this license for both of the locations. It was for an ownership change and an hours of operation change. Uh the one is in Alustin, the other in West Roxberry. Uh today we're here as mentioned uh for the adding the the the 29 00:08:15.280 --> 00:08:31.039 two delivery endorsements, one to each location. Uh this will allow a third party TIT uh which is a company that's been in operation in Boston since around 2021 uh to deliver the lences products uh out 30 00:08:31.039 --> 00:08:47.440 of each of its existing and operating facilities uh between the hours of 10 a.m. and 800 pm 7 p.m. on Sundays. Uh we supply the board with SOPs and um ahead of this meeting but are also happy to answer any questions. Uh Alexis was going to take the board through a quick 31 00:08:47.440 --> 00:09:03.920 presentation. I think she's here. Uh and Yep. Hi Alexis, you are if you want to share your screen and then you know quick uh presentation and then there to answer any questions. Thank you. >> Absolutely. Thank you so much for your time. I really appreciate it. You all just saw us not too long ago, so I don't 32 00:09:03.920 --> 00:09:20.399 want to take you through the exact same presentation, but just a brief overview of our company. Um, at Duchess Cannabis, uh, we probably stand as a crown jewel of cannabis. We are really focused on exceptional customer experience, product, quality products in affordable prices. When it comes to cannabis, 33 00:09:20.399 --> 00:09:35.920 something that does make us unique in the space is we are founded and operated entirely by women. and we have successfully expanded our retail footprint in two states, Illinois and Massachusetts. Um, just a brief overview of our company org chart. Meg Rabino is 34 00:09:35.920 --> 00:09:51.839 our CEO and founder. She is actually a practicing law attorney in Boston. Um, and then there's some a snapshot of some of the rest of our corporate team. Uh, you guys have all seen this before, so I'll briefly go through this. Um, but just about our footprint and where we operate in, we do operate in the two 35 00:09:51.839 --> 00:10:08.640 states, Massachusetts and Illinois. We currently operate nine dispensaries with one that is under construction in Illinois. Um we've got six locations with one coming so seven of total in Illinois and three in Massachusetts. So what we're here for today is to 36 00:10:08.640 --> 00:10:25.440 propose to add delivery to our licenses. We have applied to the Boston Cannabis Board to modify the terms of our cannabis license both West Roxberry and Alustin to allow for customer deliveries from our marijuana retail facility. Uh we will be contracting with TBIT. They 37 00:10:25.440 --> 00:10:41.920 are a marijuana courier licensed by Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission and they are also a social equity participant. They have operated already in Boston and across Massachusetts since 2021. So you're getting a company that has operated for 38 00:10:41.920 --> 00:10:58.480 multiple years and knows the regulations. None of our delivery vehicles will be parked on city streets. And as Mike said, our proposed hours for delivery are Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Uh, and the reason we're doing 39 00:10:58.480 --> 00:11:14.640 this is we are going to start deliveries an hour after our dispensary opens, and we'll conclude those deliveries an hour before the dispensary closes. That way, if there's any refusal of orders or any issues, we can get that product back into the store before we close. 40 00:11:14.640 --> 00:11:30.079 So com some of the things we'll be doing for compliance with delivery regulations is Duchess and Triet will comply with all regulations of the cannabis control commission and the Boston cannabis board when making deliveries from our Alustin dispensary and our West Roxberry 41 00:11:30.079 --> 00:11:45.920 location. Some of those things include only registered marijuana establishment agents will perform deliveries of the marijuana products for deliveries. Trivet will confirm customers age and identity and verify the customer government issued 42 00:11:45.920 --> 00:12:01.440 identification is in accordance with regulation. They will also have scanners to scan the ID and make sure they are valid. Deliveries will be made only to customers who have been pre-certified by us at Duchess in accordance with the commission and the regulations. 43 00:12:01.440 --> 00:12:17.040 Deliveries will only be made to residential addresses. No deliveries of marijuana or marijuana products will be made to colleges, universities or university designated dormitories or housing. And any customers that um cannot be the products cannot be 44 00:12:17.040 --> 00:12:33.440 delivered or are refused again will be transported back to the original dispensary. So our Austin and West Roxberry location and again that's why we're stopping uh delivery operational hours an hour before we actually close. This is some of the things we've reviewed before just our safety and 45 00:12:33.440 --> 00:12:49.680 security that we have inside of our dispensaries and some of the training that we have taken our teams through inside of the dispensary with deescalation training, shadow training, um you know, ID scanner training, things like that. So, with that said, I just want to open it up to 46 00:12:49.680 --> 00:13:09.440 any questions you all might have. >> Thank you, Alexis. Uh we'll begin with questions or comments from the board, beginning with the chair, Chair Joyce. Um, I have no questions at this time, but I might after the public comments. >> Thank you. Um, Commissioner Holmes, 47 00:13:09.440 --> 00:13:25.839 >> just uh one question. I could not hear the name of the delivery company that you said you paired with. What was the name again? >> Treat LLC. >> Treatment. >> Tit ree vi. >> Correct. 48 00:13:25.839 --> 00:13:45.040 >> Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you. Commission Smith. >> Uh, no, not right now. Thanks, Jasmine. Commission. >> Um, are the deliveries only going to be in the city of Boston or will there be deliveries from like the West Roxbury 49 00:13:45.040 --> 00:14:03.360 one to Dam or from the Alustin one to Cambridge? >> Yes. Uh, we're looking at a 25 mile radius within approved areas that are allowed to take deliveries. >> Okay. But we're only looking at Boston. Um, and um, 50 00:14:03.360 --> 00:14:19.600 so how is the for the Austin one, how is the like parking for the um, the delivery vehicles going to work? Are you going to have like designated spaces inside the garage there? >> Correct. Yes, we will use it inside the covered garage that is attached to the building and they will be parked in there. 51 00:14:19.600 --> 00:14:34.480 >> Okay. >> Um, all right. I think that's all I have for now. >> Thank you so much. Commission. >> Thanks, Jasmine. Uh, so just a clarifying question. So, deliveries will be made from the Alston and West Rocks 52 00:14:34.480 --> 00:14:49.839 locations to customers at their residential addresses. >> Correct. >> And then one of your slides said, "No city streets will be used for these." So, what walk me through that? So, if someone delivers, you know, a product to residential 53 00:14:49.839 --> 00:15:07.519 address, where do they park their car? What's the What's the impact on the street when someone's delivering the product? >> It was referring to I'm sorry. >> Go ahead. No, go ahead. Go ahead. >> Yeah, Commissioner. I was just referring to no overnight storage or you know 54 00:15:07.519 --> 00:15:25.519 storage whatsoever will be uh will be used for these cars um to park. Tree's located in Athol anyway. That's where their license is. So, um, you know, there there really shouldn't be an issue, but the point the point was 55 00:15:25.519 --> 00:15:41.680 that none of these cars will be parked on city street parked on city streets. Of course, when they're delivering their product, they're going to pull over and park to deliver the product, but parked from a storage sense of the word where they leave the car uh and walk away from it. That will not occur. 56 00:15:41.680 --> 00:15:57.600 >> Yeah. No, I fully understand that point. I'm just trying to understand the I'm thinking of an Amazon truck, you know, when they're making deliveries. Um, and what is the kind of what is a plan for Trivet and their vehicles to park when they're delivering a product to an 57 00:15:57.600 --> 00:16:14.240 address? >> Oh, I I hear what you're saying. Um, yeah, I mean, they have their own SOPs. I mean, Alexa, I don't know if you if you have a a view into which we provided the board. I can I can pull those up. Um, they have a protocol for pretty much everything they're doing. So, we could 58 00:16:14.240 --> 00:16:31.279 probably find that. Normally, I would send it back to you in between, you know, today and and when you vote on it tomorrow, but since you're voting on it right now, Alexis, do you have that readily available at your fingertips? >> I do not, but I can find it. >> I'm looking at their SOPs. So, I'm I'm 59 00:16:31.279 --> 00:16:46.959 pulling them up. Um, let me see if I can just kind of lay my hands on it quickly. They you know they get into like the manifest and the age verification and each one of these things is uh procedure pre-certification dispensary delivery orders will populate into so they kind 60 00:16:46.959 --> 00:17:05.039 of go through that uh age one's out for delivery delivery partner will show compliant handling and transfer the intended recipient these will be on camera in front of designated address the intended recipient driver will confirm age valid identification intended recipient again before the transfer products individual will sign 61 00:17:05.039 --> 00:17:20.480 the printed manifest test and have their signature confirmed. Delivery agent before the process is completed. There'll be a limit of one delivery order per customer per day. Um, and on and on. I I don't want to I don't want to filibuster you, but there 62 00:17:20.480 --> 00:17:37.679 are these, you know, pretty specific SOPs uh for TV that they have and they in their own right are approved and regulated by the CCC and have to comply with the CMRs for delivery. We're basically relying on this approved 63 00:17:37.679 --> 00:17:54.240 vendor uh to do the delivery of our product for us. Is that correct, Alexis? >> Correct. >> I totally get that and I I've looked at what you just read out as well. I I'm just trying to understand when there are so many kind of protocols to to do when you're making a delivery. It's not like 64 00:17:54.240 --> 00:18:10.160 you drop it off at a door and you kind of leave like an Amazon truck would leave, right? So there is um if if these if the triet is going to be double parking on streets I'm just trying to understand the impact on streets and traffic and thorough you know streets 65 00:18:10.160 --> 00:18:26.720 going through when treat is doing you know it's it's SOP which is ensuring that the person who's receiving the product is the correct person you read through all the protocol I I'm just trying to understand if there's any historical kind of um uh kind of experience that you can share on the 66 00:18:26.720 --> 00:18:42.400 impact on the street where they're not, you know, they would likely be double parked. I I don't know. Um but given that they're a delivery, my analogy is an Amazon kind of delivery truck and they're not just, you know, kind of throwing it at the door or leaving it at the door. Um there's a little bit more 67 00:18:42.400 --> 00:18:58.480 kind of process required here. >> Yeah, this is a a really good question. I guess I I the way I'd answer your your question, Commissioner, is that uh this is something that's been going on for years now and there are going to be every once in a while that impossible to 68 00:18:58.480 --> 00:19:14.320 deliver location. I've seen these these operators deliver. Generally, I think they look for a good place to pull over because you're right, there's a little bit more to it than just throwing a box at a door. Um, so I think and I haven't 69 00:19:14.320 --> 00:19:30.559 heard complaints and I have and you would know as well as the commission if you've had complaints about delivery operations. I think generally they're pretty good about doing that. Um, is there something specific in the SOP that says must locate a identify a parking 70 00:19:30.559 --> 00:19:46.080 space? I I don't I haven't I I I don't I don't know if there is, but um I I think that these these operators, especially those who've been driving through the streets of Boston for the last uh uh five years, you know, and have gotten complaints 71 00:19:46.080 --> 00:20:01.520 have gotten pretty good at what they do. >> Okay. >> I hope that answers your question. >> I mean, it does, and I'm I'm being respectful of the fact that our jurisdiction is Boston, and and to Commissioner Kinsley's point earlier, uh deliveries are going to be made outside of Boston as well. So I'm just trying to 72 00:20:01.520 --> 00:20:17.039 again kind of stay within the bounds of the you know Boston here but there's going to be impact to other kind of other cities and locations as well. So I I'd just be curious to see if there was any um if if you know if perhaps the Jasmine um if if you've heard anything 73 00:20:17.039 --> 00:20:34.400 about um the experience of TED from others um and I'd just be interested to know if there's any negative impact um for uh just to accommodate the SOP which is absolutely appropriate uh for this kind of um this kind of activity. >> Yeah, I I will just say surprisingly now 74 00:20:34.400 --> 00:20:50.080 we haven't had any complaints about delivery operators. So that's a good thing. >> That's helpful. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Um I will just add too if I may quickly, Jasmine, I just did a bit of uh research on the Tree Vit website and it looks 75 00:20:50.080 --> 00:21:06.559 like they typically have um two agents that are like deployed with each van. So that probably could go a long way to help address some of those issues because I was actually after Commissioner Gandhi, that was going to be my next question about how many drivers there are. So, if there's one person that can stay with the van while 76 00:21:06.559 --> 00:21:32.320 the other person is making a delivery, then that can help make sure that they're not disrupting the city streets. >> As photo, >> no questions. Thank you. >> All right, we will move to public testimony beginning with elected officials or their representatives. 77 00:21:32.320 --> 00:21:48.159 Madame Chair and Commissioner, Siggy Johnson with the Office of Neighborhood Services. In regards to the BFW Parkway address, our office hosted an abutters meeting on May 6, 2026, at which no concerns were raised. In regards to Cambridge Street in Alustin, our office hosted an abutters meeting on May 6, 78 00:21:48.159 --> 00:22:05.280 2026, at which no concerns were raised. However, we're going to request the applicant meet with the Alustin Civic Association to complete the community process, and we request the board defer any vote on that application until that meeting has occurred. The ACA meets on the third Wednesday of the month. Thank you. With that uh with that we defer 79 00:22:05.280 --> 00:22:27.280 judgment to the board. >> Sorry. That is just for the Alustin location. Right. >> Correct. Yes. >> All right. Is there anyone else that would like to provide testimony on either one of these matters? All right. Seeing no one will first vote 80 00:22:27.280 --> 00:22:43.280 on the VFW Parkway. >> Oh, sorry. Yes. >> Sorry, just a uh parliamentary question >> or just on process. I I'm and maybe actually Siggy this actually maybe go go 81 00:22:43.280 --> 00:23:00.159 goes back to you but when it comes to the community process for delivery is that uh I'm just curious about what the the tiein because sometimes we have a community process about some things but I don't think we have community process about all of them. So, is that 82 00:23:00.159 --> 00:23:17.360 something that's written into ordinance or statute or I'm just curious to to maybe and I don't know if other folks on the commission already know this, but I'm just curious myself. >> I can I can answer that actually. So, for any for cannabis matters, majority 83 00:23:17.360 --> 00:23:33.520 of the time they have to go back to the community if there's some type of impact like delivery, that's a that could be cause and impact. So, we would have them do a community process. So majority of cannabis any type of changes require community process. I would say the only thing that typically doesn't is like 84 00:23:33.520 --> 00:23:50.159 ownership change if it's not the original unless it's a completely new operator. We don't require them to go back if they're doing minor changes like the heritage club like that doesn't require community. But majority of cannabis matters they have to go back to the community and do a community process. 85 00:23:50.159 --> 00:24:05.360 >> Okay. I feel like where it gets tricky tricky is with civic associations like they meet twice a so depending on the time a lot of applicants will like to still come before the board and just get a deferral um until they finish it. So that's 86 00:24:05.360 --> 00:24:26.559 likely what's happen >> I was just seeing the chairwoman had her hand raised so I I was just looking over to her. Sorry. I I I'm struggling to find the raise my hand function. Sydney, when is this meeting that you want us to hold our vote for? >> They meet on the third Wednesday of the 87 00:24:26.559 --> 00:24:43.840 month. >> So, next Wednesday. >> Uh if next Wednesday is the third. Apologies. I haven't actually checked out. Uh >> my concern is that we don't then meet until the middle of July. Um, I wanted to ask the applicant, will 88 00:24:43.840 --> 00:24:59.279 that be a hardship for you to wait until our July meeting? >> Yeah, Madam Chair, I was waiting for my opportunity to to respond if I could. I really appreciate you asking the question. We um, and I think myself in particular are extremely cautious about 89 00:24:59.279 --> 00:25:15.279 proceeding without the proper notice. And when we request the information from ONS and from, you know, Siggy and from his counterparts, you know, we're always very careful to make sure that we check every box before we appear before the board. Uh we have met in the past with 90 00:25:15.279 --> 00:25:32.159 the Alson Civic Association about this new applicant. This applicant has met with the Alson Civic Association when last year, as I mentioned, we had two changing the hours of operations. I also want to point out that not every municipality, I'm not sure if DETM does, I'm not sure if other municipalities do, 91 00:25:32.159 --> 00:25:47.840 require applicants to appear before their boards in order to allow them to do third-party delivery um through their uh um through their facility. This is just something that the Boston Cannabis Board has. And so um when we were 92 00:25:47.840 --> 00:26:03.760 getting our instructions, we believed that the um community response was uh uh prescribed to the per to the particular need in this case the third party delivery in which case was simply the 93 00:26:03.760 --> 00:26:20.240 abuters meeting which is what we had. If we had been asked at the time to have a meeting with the Austin Civic Association, we most certainly would have met with the Austin Civic Association on this what we thought would be a more significant minor matter, which is why we didn't think we needed to get into that. By the way, some of these uh civic associations 94 00:26:20.240 --> 00:26:35.279 don't meet during the summer. >> All this to say that yes, it would be a hardship if we were asked to do that. I will say this, Madam Chair, we're happy to go back to Civic as that's if that's the ask here and meet with them whenever their next available meeting is to explain what it was that we were doing 95 00:26:35.279 --> 00:26:51.279 here and to make sure that we have a good relationship with them and that they're comfortable with this and that we answer any questions with them. But I would ask that you don't wait for that meeting to happen because I do think it would be a hardship and we weren't asked to do it in the 96 00:26:51.279 --> 00:27:07.520 first place. Okay. >> Any other comments from the board? >> Um, I guess then just given so that that I guess that kind of gets to the root of 97 00:27:07.520 --> 00:27:25.279 my question because I felt like the I it seemed like a box had been checked, but I I get the formality of the civic association sort of getting that flag. Is there a way to um put a the vote to with the sort of 98 00:27:25.279 --> 00:27:40.960 No, I guess you can't put a condition on it, but just essentially on the understanding that the conversation had been had and that because my my concern was when I heard about the this next meeting is a lot of those meetings like councelor Ross said is they they get 99 00:27:40.960 --> 00:27:55.679 sometimes they'll just get cancelled, right? It's raining. it was going to be an outdoor meeting and now it's canceled and now they're not meeting again until September and that really could be problematic, right? So, I guess I was trying to think of like is there a way to with proper language allow for this 100 00:27:55.679 --> 00:28:12.880 to move forward in a responsible way, >> right? I'm just putting on my regulatory licensing hat. And often on the alcohol side, we'll approve something, but we won't issue the 101 00:28:12.880 --> 00:28:30.159 license until after they've had the community meeting. And that gives us an opportunity to then put further conditions on it. Jasmine, if we were to approve this today and wait to send this up, this has to go 102 00:28:30.159 --> 00:28:47.200 to the ABCC for final approval, right? >> No, this is a city of Boston. >> Okay. So, that's we have more control over it. We could approve it today, but we wouldn't we would be able to not issue it until after the community meeting next Wednesday. >> Yeah. 103 00:28:47.200 --> 00:29:04.240 Attorneys, would that be okay with you? That way you don't have to wait till July. >> Yeah. No, I appreciate I mean that is assuming that they are in fact meeting and that that they will put us on the agenda. Let me ask you this. Would you consider issuing it probationarily to us and that meaning that if there were any conditions that they wanted us to add, 104 00:29:04.240 --> 00:29:20.640 you could then do so, but we were in probationary issuance of that. Would that be something that would would work for the board? >> So, we don't know for sure if they're having their next meeting next Wednesday. basing. >> No, they don't do they don't do summer break. They they will be meeting they 105 00:29:20.640 --> 00:29:36.240 meet June, July, August. They meet all every month of the year. >> I'm just saying we're not on the agenda for next week and we might be told that their agenda is full for next week. >> Okay. So, I would just would you consider a 106 00:29:36.240 --> 00:29:52.080 probationary uh issuance in which case, you know, we can report back to the board probably in time for your next meeting, let you know what happened at the community meeting. >> Okay. Will you try to get on next week's meeting? >> Absolutely. I I'm going to deal with this right now. I'm going to reach out 107 00:29:52.080 --> 00:30:07.760 to to Tony right now. And I think it's needs to be said again. If we were asked to go there, we would have done it. And it's not that we have to simply wait and be asked for it. It the nature of this particular item that we're in front of the board on is a very small item. We 108 00:30:07.760 --> 00:30:24.480 did not think that it it triggered community process to that level. We thought it was lowercase community process because not every community not every issue is the same. I mean the establishment of a brand new cannabis establishment is obviously much different than adding you know a 109 00:30:24.480 --> 00:30:41.440 delivery endorsement. >> Okay. We defer our community process to ONS. They know their neighborhoods best. So if they think it requires a civic meeting, then we kind of let them take charge of who you guys should meet with. So sounds like there was miscommunication. 110 00:30:41.440 --> 00:30:58.880 Um we do have Commissioner Kinslin. >> Yeah, I'll just add um I I live in Austin, like a 5m minute walk from uh this location. Um I I hadn't heard anything about the initial meeting. Um, and I know that uh Cambridge Street is a significant thoroughway there. Um, and 111 00:30:58.880 --> 00:31:14.320 there's been a lot of road work on the bridge that goes over uh the pike that's like, you know, if you take a a right, the bridge is right there from the dispensary. Um, and so I I think that making sure that we have a full account of the traffic impacts of adding in 112 00:31:14.320 --> 00:31:30.240 these delivery vehicles would be really important. Um, and so I think, you know, the the kind of like compromised solution that uh, Chair Chairwoman Joyce offered sounds good, but I would definitely be in favor of something that would, you know, not allow any of these 113 00:31:30.240 --> 00:31:48.240 delivery vehicles to start operating until this meeting with the community group had happened just so we can make sure that there is a full understanding of the traffic impacts. >> I appreciate that. Any other comments from the board? 114 00:31:48.559 --> 00:32:05.039 No. Okay. All right. So, these are two two separate matters. So, let's start with the West Roxberry one. Um, so this is Austin Group Ventures West Roxbury, Duchess Cambridge, I mean Duchess Cannabis. The license premise is 1524 115 00:32:05.039 --> 00:32:21.120 VFW Parkway and West Roberry. Um, Chair Joyce, is there a motion for the West Roberry location? I make a motion to approve the West Roxberry amendment. >> Okay. Is there a second? >> Second. 116 00:32:21.120 --> 00:32:38.000 >> All right. Commissioner Holmes, >> yes. >> Commissioner Kinsley, >> yes. >> Commissioner Smith, >> yes. >> Commissioner Sto, Commissioner Gandhi, >> approve. >> And Chair Joyce, 117 00:32:38.000 --> 00:32:54.000 >> you approve. >> Uh, yes. >> All right. So this motion is granted. All right. Now we're going to move to the Olston one, which is Union Twist, Inc. Doing business as Duchess 118 00:32:54.000 --> 00:33:10.559 Cambridge. The license premises 257 to 259 Cambridge Street in Austin. They're requesting to same to add delivery. Uh Chair Joyce, is there a motion? Um, I want to defer to Commissioner Kenslaw and I'll I can attempt to make 119 00:33:10.559 --> 00:33:29.360 the motion, but if I'm incorrect, um, please feel free to to um redo it. Um, I make a motion to approve this amendment, but not to issue it until they've had an opportunity to meet with the Alustin Civic Alustin Civic Association 120 00:33:29.360 --> 00:33:48.000 um so that we can get feedback on um community impacts, which we expect to be Wednesday, June 17th. Is there a second? I'll >> second. All right. Commissioner Holmes, 121 00:33:48.000 --> 00:34:03.279 >> yes. >> Commissioner Smith, >> yes. >> Commissioner Kinsley, >> yes. >> Commissioner Sodto, >> yes. >> Commissioner Gandhi, >> yes. >> And Chair Joyce, >> yes. 122 00:34:03.279 --> 00:34:22.399 >> So, this is approved. So, it is approved but not issued until the applicant meets with the Allston Civic Association. >> Thank you. >> Thank you so much. >> All right. The final matter we have is 123 00:34:22.399 --> 00:34:36.079 old and new. Um the following was deferred at the Boston Cannabis Board's May 13th hearing um in order for the applicant to complete the community process. Um no additional public testimony will be accepted. I believe 124 00:34:36.079 --> 00:34:53.679 Connor's on to give us a brief update. >> Yes, thank you madam chair, members of the board. Connor Newman with the mayor's office of neighborhood services. As we testified before, we are deferring to this board but wanted to provide the update uh that they were able to meet with the greater Bowden Geneva 125 00:34:53.679 --> 00:35:10.079 neighborhood association which verbalized their support for this proposal. Uh I don't believe they've issued a formal letter um but our leazison was in attendance at the meeting uh where they verbalized their support. With that we'll defer to the board. Thank you. >> Thank you Connor. And the lency was 617 126 00:35:10.079 --> 00:35:26.560 Therapeutic Healthcare Inc. doing business at 617 THC. The license premise was 144 Balden Street in Dorchester. And they were requesting to amend their hours. Their current hours are 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Sunday. Their proposed hours are 8:00 a.m. to 127 00:35:26.560 --> 00:35:47.520 11:00 p.m. Monday through Sunday. Chair Joyce, do you have any questions? >> Sorry, I was on mute. I have no questions. >> Commissioner Holmes, >> no questions. >> Commissioner Kinsley, 128 00:35:47.520 --> 00:36:03.520 >> no. >> Commissioner Smith, >> no. Thank you, Jasmine. Commissioner Gandhi, >> no questions. Thank you. >> Commissioner Sto, >> no questions. >> All right. Chair Joyce, is there a motion? >> I make a motion to approve the proposed 129 00:36:03.520 --> 00:36:18.720 change of hours. >> All right. Is there a second? >> A second. >> All right. Commissioner Holmes, >> yes. >> Commissioner Kisley, >> yes. >> Commissioner Smith, >> yes. >> Commissioner Gandhi, >> yes. 130 00:36:18.720 --> 00:36:34.960 >> Commissioner Sto, >> yes. and chair Joyce. >> Yes. >> All right. So, amendments to their hours are approved. >> All right. >> Thank you everyone. This is Bill from 617. We appreciate your support and uh we'll make you proud. 131 00:36:34.960 --> 00:36:49.119 >> Thank you, Bill. All right. Those are all the matters before the board today. The board's next hearing will take place on July 22nd at 1 p.m. Thank you all for attending and enjoy the rest of your day. >> Thanks, Jasmine. >> Thank you.