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Cannabis Equity Program Legal Technical Assistance RFP

Description: The Office of Economic Opportunity & Inclusion (OEOI) seeks competitive quotes from legal professionals to provide tailored legal advice to cannabis business owners participating in the Boston Cannabis Equity Program. The selected vendor will provide one-on-one legal support and guidance addressing industry-specific legal challenges and legal complexities. The work is intended to mitigate risks and enhance participating businesses’ operational success, rather than award grant funds.

Buyer: City of Boston
City · MA, US
Released: Oct 19, 2026
Closes: Dec 1, 2026(33 days left)

RFP documents & timeline

From the first pre-RFP signals to the published RFP and its files.

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Board meeting
Apr 29, 2025
538 days before RFP
The Cannabis Equity team recorded awarding $190,000 in contracts to four providers for one-on-one support to pre-certified and certified equity applicants and businesses.
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Cannabis Equity by the numbers: The City of Boston is committed to ensuring equitable participation at all levels of the cannabis industry and provides financial and other assistance to help reach this goal. In FY25, the Cannabis Equity team accomplished the following: ● Expanding City Support to the Broader Cannabis Industry ○ Launching a centralized…
Economic Opportunity & Inclusion Cabinet Budget Hearing
Board meeting · Apr 29, 2025
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Budget
Jul 1, 2025
475 days before RFP
The Boston Cannabis Equity Fund provides resources and technical assistance to cannabis equity applicants and licensees establishing and operating businesses.
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Boston Cannabis Equity Fund Project Mission The Boston Cannabis Equity Fund was established by the "Ordinance Establishing Equitable Regulation of the Cannabis Industry in the City of Boston." This fund will make resources and technical assistance available for equity applicants and licensees to establish and operate a cannabis business in the City of…
City of Boston FY2026 Budget
Budget · Jul 1, 2025
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Board meeting
Apr 30, 2026
172 days before RFP
OEOI recorded FY26 awards of $280,000 in contracts to five providers for one-to-one support to cannabis equity applicants.
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In FY26, we launched a centralized cannabis hub website shifting from a business-only model to team uh the team awarded 280,000 in contracts to five technical assistance providers to provide direct one-to-one support to cannabis equity applicants. We awarded
Boston City Council Committee on Ways and Means Budget Hearing
Board meeting · Apr 30, 2026
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RFP published
Oct 19, 2026
- Boston Cannabis Equity Program Legal Technical AssistanceZIP
Proposals due Dec 1, 2026 (33 days left)

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