Richard Gilbert's Contact Details

Richard Gilbert's Company Details

Stoker Consulting, LLC

Lexington, MA, US • 5 - 9 Employees
Management Consulting

In 2016 Massachusetts legalized recreational marijuana use by people 21 and over (so-called "Adult-Use'") and created a state agency called the Cannabis Control Commission to regulate businesses in the Adult-Use industry. In 2018, the CCC issued regulations (935 CMR 500.000) and began issuing Adult-Use business licenses. Five types of businesses - cultivators, manufacturers, retailers, craft cultivator cooperatives, and testing facilities - are currently eligible to apply for Adult-Use licenses in Massachusetts, and delivery services and places of local consumption (like bars or cafes) will be next.The Adult-Use regulations require licensed businesses to develop, implement, and maintain detailed operating procedures covering topics including things like security, inventory control (including seed-to-sale tracking), storage, record keeping, quality control, diversion prevention, and emergency procedures. Licensed Adult-Use businesses are also required to provide at annual training to certain executives, employees, consultants and contractors, as well as to participate in a Responsible Vendor program delivered by an independent, accredited provider. If a licensed Adult-Use business fails to comply with its duty to maintain adequate operating procedures or training requirements, the CCC can suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew its license. We help Massachusetts Adult-Use Cannabis businesses build and maintain compliance programs and meet ongoing training requirements by combining our deep understanding of relevant laws and regulations with decades of broad regulatory compliance expertise.