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DESCRIPTION:When: Tuesday\, December 18\, 2018 from \;1:00 p.m. to 4:00
p.m. Location: Social Law Library\, Boston\, MA Program Fee: \;This p
rogram is free and open to anyone\, but registration is required. Co-spon
sored by the Cannabis Control Commission and the Social Law Library  \
; Mayor David Narkewicz\, City of Northampton Mayor Alex Morse\, City of H
olyoke Thomas Moses\, Executive Assistant\, Town of Hudson Edward Abrahams
\, Vice-Chair\, Board of Selectmen\, Town of Great Barrington Thatcher&nbs
p\;Kezer\, Chief Operating Officer\, City of Framingham J. Raymond Miyares
\, Municipal Counsel\, Miyares &\; Harrington LLP George Proakis\, Exec
utive Director of Strategic Planning and Community Development\, City of S
omerville Marcos Marrero\, Director of Planning and Economic Development\,
City of Holyoke Sam Wong\, Director of Public Health\, City of Framingham
Geoff Kravitz\, Esq.\, \;Director of Economic Development\, Town of A
mherst Sieh Samura: Co-Founder and Principal\, 612 Studios\, LLC Michael D
undas: President and Chief Executive Officer\, Sira Naturals\, Inc. \nThi
s forum\, hosted by the Cannabis Control Commission and the Social Law Lib
rary\, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA)
\, brings together officials from municipalities that have decided to move
ahead with cannabis commerce to discuss the decision-making process at th
e local level and the path they took to arrive at where they are today. Th
e intent of the event is to allow other municipalities to hear directly fr
om Mayors\, City and Town Managers\, Members of Boards of Selectmen\, Muni
cipal Counsel\, Economic Development Directors\, Public Health Directors a
nd others representing municipalities that have taken affirmative steps to
introduce regulated marijuana establishments into their respective commun
ities. What were the considerations at the local level? What are the conce
rns and how are communities mitigating them? What advice would you give ot
her municipalities? In addition\, the forum is intended to promote an info
rmed discussion and balanced narrative about the municipal landscape and w
hat cannabis businesses should be prepared for at the municipal level. Joi
n us for two moderated panels featuring municipal officials in the trenche
s. \n&bull\; Panel 1: A Conversation with Municipal Leaders\, moderated by
Geoff Beckwith\, Executive Director\, MMA \n \;&bull\; Panel 2: Speci
fic Issues: Social Equity\, Economic Development\, Public Health and Other
Considerations\, moderated by Shawn Collins\, Executive Director\, Cannab
is Control Commission \; Online registration is encouraged. For assis
tance\, questions on group discounts\, special billing\, program content\,
out-of-state CLE credits\, and general CLE information contact Michael Sa
porito at msaporito@socialaw.com. Space is limited. Registrations accepted
in order of receipt. Same day registrations are $5.00 extra. Registration
fees are non-refundable. Registrants for this program acknowledge that du
ring the program their photographic or videographic images may be incident
ally taken\; registrants agree that the submission of their registrations
for this program constitutes their written consent to the Social Law Libra
ry&rsquo\;s use of any such image in print and online materials solely for
promotion of the Library&rsquo\;s noncommercial CLE seminars and other ed
ucational events and activities.
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SUMMARY:MOVING AHEAD WITH MARIJUANA: MUNICIPAL PERSPECTIVES FROM MARIJUANA-
FORWARD COMMUNITIES
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:When: Tuesday\, December 18\,
2018 from \;1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: S
ocial Law Library\, Boston\, MA
Program Fee: \;
This program is free and open to anyone\, but registration is required.
 \;
Mayor David Narkewicz\, City o
f Northampton
Mayor Alex Morse\, City of H
olyoke
Thomas Moses\, Executive Assistant\
, Town of Hudson
Edward Abrahams\, Vice-Ch
air\, Board of Selectmen\, Town of Great Barrington
Tha
tcher \;Kezer\, Chief Operating Officer\, City of Framing
ham
J. Raymond Miyares\, Municipal Counsel
\, Miyares &\; Harrington LLP
George Proakis\, Executive Director of Strategic Planning and Community De
velopment\, City of Somerville
Marcos Marrero\, Director of Planning and Economic Development\, City of Holyoke
Sam Wong\, Director of Public Health\, City of
Framingham
Geoff Kravitz\, Esq.\, \;Director of Economic Development<
/em>\, Town of Amherst
Sieh Samura: Co-Founder
and Principal\, 612 Studios\, LLC
Michael Dundas: President and Chief Executive Officer\, Sira Naturals\, Inc.<
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