The Boston City Council voted Wednesday to pass a bill that would change who can operate cannabis businesses in the city, specifically aiming to benefit more historically disadvantaged sellers entering the field.
The legislation created a body, called the Boston Cannabis Board, that would license eligible candidates independent of the Mayor’s Office, which previously held the jurisdiction.
City Councilor Kim Janey, who authored the bill and has pushed for nine months to pass it, said in an interview that the board will be assembled when Mayor Martin J. Walsh issues the executive order in the upcoming weeks.
“For me, it’s really important that we have a board that understands the industry and the importance of equity and ensuring that this process is not only equitable,” Janey said, “but that we are putting in place a process that offers entrepreneurs as well as residents much more clarity and much more transparency and ultimately accountability.”
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