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Marijuana retailer Greatest Hits (Tree Market Taunton LLC) updates council; license extension and civil lease dispute noted
Summary
Tree Market Taunton LLC (doing business as Greatest Hits) told the Police and License committee it holds an active CCC license that has been extended while a landlord–tenant civil dispute over the lease remains unresolved; the committee recorded the update and referred procedural questions about local oversight to the Council of the Whole.
A representative for Tree Market Taunton LLC, identifying himself as the director of compliance and security, told the Police and License committee that the retail marijuana business (Greatest Hits) has an active Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) license and has requested a short extension while it updates its positive impact plan.
Detective McDougall and City Attorney Bond told the committee that the outstanding matter between landlord and tenant is a civil issue and, absent a state directive, the local licensing authority does not have unilateral power to close a state‑licensed operation. Attorney Bond and Detective McDougall said the CCC is the operative licensing authority and would notify the municipality if there were a state action. The applicant said the CCC had approved an extension and that the license showed approval through March 18, 2025; the applicant offered documentation and the council voted to make that document part of the record.
Councilors asked about ownership and management changes; the applicant said there was no ownership change since June, though a board of a parent company (DMA Holdings) had been formed. Councilors also discussed background‑check requirements and reporting obligations: the police and the CCC perform background checks on owners/managers and licensees must notify the CCC within 24 hours of certain open criminal matters. Detective McDougall said the police perform annual background checks as part of license renewals and that the CCC would be notified if there were disqualifying convictions.
The committee accepted the update, will rely on the CCC for state licensing enforcement, and referred broader internal process questions (which department is responsible for which checks and communications) to the Council of the Whole for further clarification.
