Frank Dailey is poring through new rules that could allow his cannabis dispensary in Holyoke to open an on-site lounge where customers could eat, drink and smoke the products he sells. The Commonwealth's Cannabis Control Commission is now allowing a range of licensed Marijuana Establishments (MEs), to set aside areas where people may consume cannabis. Dailey owns and operates Boston Bud Factory, where he manufactures and sells cannabis products. He wants to attract new business, including tourists from other states, by establishing an area where patrons can indulge in his edibles, tinctures and vapes.
"We have an opportunity to expand our client base, and that's going to be huge for us," he told The Republican. "That will help make us a destination, so we have a chance to survive in this industry."
The CCC unanimously approved regulations in December that allow social consumption of cannabis. While the rules went into effect in January, it could be a year or more before the first lounges come online. State and local officials are trying to figure out how to translate policy into practice.
"The regulations have been promulgated, they're formalized, they've been published. They're good to go," said CCC commissioner Bruce Stebbins.
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