The Commonwealth Beacon
THE CANNABIS CONTROL Commission, after nearly a year of review, scrapped its two-driver rule for marijuana deliveries, which has been heavily criticized for making the delivery business unaffordable.
“This is a day I dreamed of for many years,” said Devin Alexander, the CEO and co-founder of cannabis delivery company Rolling Releaf. “We’re grateful to everyone who has helped these changes come to fruition – from the Community to the Cannabis Control Commission.”
“This is a huge accomplishment,” said commissioner Nurys Camargo as she thanked the commission’s staff. “We started this months ago [initial approval came in December 2023] when we were low on bodies on the legal team.”
Yet, even with the latest change which would permit one driver to make deliveries when the vehicle is carrying less than $5,000 of product, Massachusetts continues to have one of the most heavily regulated marijuana delivery models in the country. Most of the regulations date to 2020, when cannabis delivery began in Massachusetts and the commission threw a whole kitchen sink of safeguards at operators.
To list off just some of them, every delivery vehicle had to be unmarked and have two drivers, three cameras inside the car, and a separate locked compartment for cash and cannabis. The vehicle also had to be tracked with GPS and drivers needed to wear bodycams while making deliveries and check in with a dispatcher every 30 minutes and whenever making a delivery
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