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Cannabis Control Board asks Appropriations Committee for supplemental funds to finish state reference lab
Summary
The Cannabis Control Board told the Appropriations Committee it needs a budget adjustment to cover remaining costs for a state cannabis reference lab after previously authorized appropriations were reported to the general fund; the board cited prior authorization under Act 83 (2022), procurement and installation progress, and a remaining shortfall described in the transcript.
The Cannabis Control Board told the Appropriations Committee that it has advanced construction, hiring and equipment procurement for a state cannabis reference laboratory but now needs a supplemental budget adjustment after an administrative accounting reversal moved earlier authorizations into the general fund.
Olga Fitch, the CCB’s executive director, traced the lab timeline: the legislature authorized funds for a reference lab under Act 83 (2022), the CCB procured equipment and identified vendors in 2023, but a lab location and flood-related delays prevented immediate installation. Fitch said the board secured a Colchester site in January, signed a 10‑year lease, hired a lab director in June, rebid and requisitioned equipment over the summer, and began receiving equipment by…
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