Massachusetts Appproves Energy Regulations for Cannabis Cultivation. What are the Implications?
In its final day of deliberations after a wide-ranging nearly 6-month regulation-development process, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) just raised the bar on cannabis cultivation in the state. Steven Hoffman, Chairman of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission In short, the Commission agreed to include all of the recommendations of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. If these recommendations are included in final regulations due to be filed by March 15, Massachusetts will arguably have the greenest cannabis industry in the country. What are these regs, and why should we care? A lighting power density (LPD) standard of no more than 36 W per square foot of canopy for a cultivation facility with over 5,000 ft² of canopy. For smaller facilities, the commission establishes a LPD standard…