Peter A. Ianuzzi, Jr. v. Cannabis Control Commission (SPR 20231219)

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records June 20, 2023 SPR23/1219 Andrew Carter, Esq. Associate General Counsel Cannabis Control Commission Union Station, Second Floor 2 Washington Square Worcester, MA 01604 Dear Attorney Carter: I have received the petition of Peter A. Ianuzzi, Jr., of ProVerde Labs, appealing the nonresponse of the Cannabis Control Commission (Commission) to a request for public records. See G. L. c. 66, § 10A; see also 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). On May 18, 2023, Mr. Ianuzzi requested, “…all METRC data for cannabinoid potency and microbial testing for raw cannabis plant material for the last 2 years, as submitted to the State's METRC seed to sale tracking system.” Claiming to not yet have received responsive records, Mr. Ianuzzi petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/1219, was opened as a result. Subsequently, I learned that a representative from the Commission intends on providing a written response to Mr. Ianuzzi. Accordingly, the Commission is ordered to provide Mr. Ianuzzi with a response in accordance with the Public Records Law, its Regulations, and this order within ten business days. A copy of any such response must be provided to this office. It is preferable to send an electronic copy of this response to this office at pre@sec.state.ma.us. Mr. Ianuzzi may appeal the substantive nature of the Commission’s response within ninety days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Peter A. Ianuzzi, Jr One Ashburton Place, Room 1719, Boston, Massachusetts 02108 • (617) 727-2832• Fax: (617) 727-5914 sec.state.ma.us/pre • pre@sec.state.ma.us