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Government · Board of Selectmen

Selectmen Table Cannabis Equity Mandate

Somerset selectmen tabled a cannabis equity compliance plan, objecting to state scoring rules. Selectman Allen Smith called the Cannabis Control Commission's mandate an "incredible overreach," noting the state keeps 17 percent of cannabis tax revenue while the town gets 3 percent.

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