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Small, outdoor cannabis growers press for direct‑to‑consumer sales and targeted licensing
Summary
Multiple small outdoor cannabis cultivators told the committee that retail and distribution bottlenecks make wholesale markets unsustainable for many small farms and asked for pathways to sell directly from farms or new seasonal/limited retail options.
A Stockbridge cultivator who spoke without offering a full name described running a one‑acre outdoor operation and asked lawmakers to consider allowing limited direct‑to‑consumer farm sales or a new license category to let small growers sell directly from their farms. "I would like to be able to sell, off of my farm direct," the speaker said, and added that any on‑farm market would be gated, 21+, and without on‑site consumption.
Ethan Kramer of Fairfield, who runs a small plant…
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