Cannabis Control Commission to move to Worcester this week
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Chairman Steven Hoffman calls a vote at the Cannabis Control Commission.
The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission's long-anticipated move to Worcester is taking place starting this week.
The board, which has been temporarily based in Boston during its short tenure since 2017 overseeing the state's cannabis cultivation and retail sales industry, said Tuesday its move to Union Station will start this week. More than 60 commission staffers will start working in the new location on Nov. 26.
A Worcester location gives the commission a geographically centered location in the state with equal access to establishments throughout Massachusetts, said Shawn Collins, the commission's executive director.
Last year, the commission unanimously approved establishing its permanent headquarters in Worcester for what it says is its cost efficiency and central location. The commission selected Union Station as its headquarters after a public procurement process with the Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance. It will maintain a satellite office in Boston.
The commission has a 10-year lease to occupy 13,100 square feet of space at Union Station.
Other changes could be coming to Union Station. In September, the Worcester Redevelopment Authority signed a lease with Limitless Recreation & Hospitality LLC, a business entity registered to William Broullon, the former owner of the Country Music Ranch & Saloon on James Street.
Greater Good Imperial Brewing Co.’s Soul Purpose beer line and an arcade bar have also been in negotiations with the Worcester Redevelopment Authority to possibly locate at the station.
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