Please make sure you're muted as you enter from the waiting room. We're just going to give it a second to let the waiting room clear. All right, and we're going to get started. Good afternoon. This is a hearing before the Boston Cannabis Board, the BCB. Today is May 13, 2026.
Today's hearing is being conducted pursuant amendments to the open meeting law. That 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 introduce Chairwoman Kathleen Joyce.
>> Good afternoon. My name is Kathleen Joyce. I am chair of the Boston Cannabis Board and today I'm joined by Commissioner Lisa Holmes, Commissioner Jack Kenslaw and Commissioner Raone Sodto. >> Thank you, Chairwoman Joyce. My name is Jasmine Wyn and I'm the Boston Cannabis Board Manager. We are also joined by
Lieut Santos who is our cannabis licensing specialist. While the public is encouraged to attend, there will be no additional public testimony accepted. I will read each item into the record as they appear on the agenda. We will then hear comments from the board members. I will then ask if there's a motion, any
questions to the motion, and then there'll be 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 at the same location for one year. The first matter we have, the lency is Stones Throw Cannabis LLC, doing business as Firebrand Cannabis. The license premise is 727 Atlantic A downtown. The license type is a
marijuana retail license and they are proposing for a change of operating hours. Their current hours are 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Sunday. The proposed hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Monday through
Sunday, 7 days a week. Uh we'll begin with comments from the board beginning with Chairman Joyce. I feel like they need to do more community process for for this request. Commissioner Holmes, >> you're muted.
>> Sorry. And I had lost my screen, too. Yeah, I I agree. Um they they must go back and do a little bit more work with the community. >> Commissioner Sto. >> Thanks, Judge. Yeah, I I agree with that sentiment.
>> Okay. And Commissioner Kinsel, before you give any comments, can you just confirm that you watched the entire video from the hearing because we know you came in a little late. >> Yes, I went back and uh watched everything that I had missed. Um I I don't really have anything to add to my fellow commissioners.
>> No. Chairwoman Joyce, is there a motion? >> I make a motion to reject this request for an extension of ours. Is there a second? >> Sorry, Commissioner. >> Are we rejecting with or without prejudice?
>> Um, I wouldn't want to see this application back before us until they've done a full community process again. Um, so do you want to reject without prejudice or >> without prejudice for at least a year? I think you have to they have to they have
to get their management all on the same page as far as listening to the community concerns and then I think they could begin a community process. >> All right. So, do you want to give the motion again? Project with prejudice for a year. >> Um I make a motion to reject I'm sorry I
don't have my score sheet in front of me. Reject with prejudice for a year. >> Is there a second? Second. All right. Commissioner Holmes, >> yes. >> Commissioner Stoodto,
>> yes. >> Commissioner Kinsler, >> yes. >> And Chair Joyce, >> yes. >> So, this petition for a change of hours is rejected with prejudice, which means the applicant cannot return for a year
with this proposal. The next matter we have the lency is 617 Therapeutic Healthcare Inc. doing business at 617 THC. The license premise is 144 Balden Street in Dorchester. The license type is a marijuana retail license and they are also proposing a
change in their operating hours. The current operating hours are 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Monday through Sunday and the proposed hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 Monday through Sunday. Chair Dris, >> I vote to defer this application until
they meet with the civic group. >> Is there any comments you want to add or >> No. >> Okay. >> I think they need to meet with the civic group. >> Okay. Is there a second? >> Can I just a clarification?
>> Which one are we talking about right now? >> Oh, sorry. 617 Therapeutic Healthcare. >> I I had written a note down. I thought they had met with the group. Is that was that did I miss that? >> They did. They wanted them to go back.
Um >> Oh, they met with >> Yeah, there's two different groups. So, for clarity, they met with the Greater Bowden Geneva Association. No, they didn't meet with the Greater Bowden Geneva Association. They met with Bowden Geneva main streets. So they have to go
back and meet with the association. They met with the main streets. >> Got it. Thank you. Yeah. Yeah. Because I remember because I think I asked a question relative to that during the hearing and it was Okay. Thank you for the clarification.
>> All right. Sorry. So Kathleen, the motion is to defer. >> Yes. I make a motion to defer. >> Okay. >> I I'll second. >> Okay. Commissioner Holmes, >> the lead is unmuted. Yes, I agree.
>> Commissioner Kinsley. >> Uh, yeah, I agree. >> All right, Commissioner Sodto. >> Yes. >> Okay. And your choice. So, this matter is deferred to they meet with the neighborhood associations in the
neighborhood. The next matter, the lency is Silver Therapeutics Inc. doing business as City Farm. The license premises 717 to 721 American Legion Highway in Rosenddale. The license type is a marijuana retail license and they are requesting to amend
their operating hours and also seeking permission to partner with marijuana courier Lency. Um, their current hours of operation are 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. 7 days a week. The proposed hours of operation are 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday. We will start
with comments. Um, Chair D, do you have any comments on this proposal? >> Um, I really don't have any comments. I don't see any issues with their request. >> Commissioner Holmes, >> um, I have no I have no problems with their uh request. No. Commissioner,
>> um I think sort of a a common theme of a lot of the ones that we had seen um in this hearing um was I I would have liked to see a little bit more um interaction with elected officials in the area. I think they had some interaction with community groups, but I believe this one
they didn't get like any official letters from elected officials. >> Okay. Commissioner Sto. >> Um I I I generally agree with that uh point. I The one thing I will note is
that um although it is not a an official um endorsement, >> but that there was conversation with Rep. Holmes >> um who is certainly the the individual that I would have reached out to right in this um instance. So, I'm glad to
know that that occurred. Um, and uh, yeah, so I I don't have any uh, issues beyond that. >> Chair Joyce, is there a motion? >> Uh, make a motion to approve this application. >> Is there a second?
Commissioner Holmes, second it. So, we'll do the roll call. Commissioner Holmes, >> yes. Commissioner Kinsler. >> Uh, yes. >> Commissioner Sodto, >> yes. >> And Cher Joyce,
>> yes. >> So, the petition is granted. And the last matter we have, the lency is Community Growth Apartments Boston LLC doing business as Rebel. The license premise is 591 Elvin Street in Roxbury.
The license type is a marijuana retail license. Um, and they are requesting also to amend the operating hours and to allow permission to partner with a marijuana courier. The current operating hours are 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Sunday, 7 days a week. And the
pro proposed hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Monday through Sunday, seven days a week. Chair Joyce, do you have any comments? >> Excuse me. I don't have any comments. I don't see any negative impacts from this for this application. >> Commissioner Holmes
>> did agree. >> Commissioner Kinsaw. >> Yeah, nothing add on my part. >> Commissioner Soda. >> Uh, same. >> Thank you. >> Chair Joyce, is there a motion?
>> I make a motion to approve. >> All right. Is there a second? All right. So, we'll do roll call. Commissioner Holmes, >> approve. Agree. >> Commissioner Kinsler, >> yes. >> Commissioner Sodto, >> yes.
>> And Chair Joyce, >> yes. >> So, the petition is granted. All right, those are all the matters before the board today. Our next hearing will take place on June 10th, 2026 at 1 p.m. Thank you all for attending and enjoy the rest of your day.
>> Thanks, Jasmine.