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Yasha Kahn v. Cannabis Control Commission (SPR 20231579)
Massachusetts Public Records Appeal · Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond · Filed 07-10-2023
ClosedAppealPetitioner Won
SPR 20231579 is a Massachusetts Public Records Law appeal filed by Yasha Kahn concerning records held by Cannabis Control Commission, opened 07-10-2023. Type: Appeal. Status: Closed. Supervisor of Public Records determination: Petitioner won — agency ordered to respond.
Case Details
- Case Number
- 20231579
- Case Type
- Appeal
- Case Subtype
- Initial
- Status
- Closed
- Requester
- Yasha Kahn
- Custodian
- Cannabis Control Commission
- Date Opened
- 07-10-2023
- Date Closed
- 07-24-2023
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts William Francis Galvin, Secretary of the Commonwealth Public Records Division Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records July 24, 2023 SPR23/1579 Andrew Carter, Esq. Associate General Counsel Cannabis Control Commission Union Station 2 Washington Square Worcester, MA 01604 Dear Attorney Carter: I have received the petition of Yasha Kahn appealing the response 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 June 14, 2023, Mr. Kahn requested: [T]esting data shared by cannabis testing labs with the CCC. From the “raw plant Material” tab of the “MA CSV File Test Batch Templates 23.1.xlsx” template that METRC has shared with all labs that is used by labs to upload data to METRC, please provide the following columns: A. Date B. METRC ID / METRC tag C. Analyte/test ID D. Result E. Disposition F. Notes For the following rows: Total Yeast and Mold (CFU/g) Raw Plant Material THC (%) Raw Plant Material THCA (%) Raw Plant Material For the date range: January 1, 2019 to June 14th, 2023[.] On July 7, 2023, the Commission responded. Unsatisfied with the Commission’s response, Mr. Kahn petitioned this office and this appeal, SPR23/1579, was opened as a result. 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 Andrew Carter, Esq. SPR23/1579 Page 2 July 24, 2023 Subsequently, I learned that the Commission intends to provide a further response to Mr. Kahn. Accordingly, the Commission is ordered to provide Mr. Kahn with said response, provided in a manner consistent with this order, the Public Records Law and its Regulations within ten (10) 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. Kahn may appeal the substantive nature of the Commission’s response within ninety (90) days. See 950 C.M.R. 32.08(1). Sincerely, Manza Arthur Supervisor of Records cc: Yasha Kahn