PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Tenax will provide the Client a single point of contact for navigating complex state and local regulatory frameworks and for seeking approvals from the principals. Our approach minimizes the owner’s and investor’s time requirements on the day to day items while retaining full control and decision making authority over every aspect of the entire project.

We believe this approach provides the smoothest and shortest path to getting a cannabis businesses operational

Local Permitting:

We are experts at building relationships with local regulators and elected officials, coordinating grassroots support and navigating through the red tape of city and town halls.

Here’s what we do

Negotiate local “host community agreements” or “local resolutions ” These are multi-faceted and often tricky engagements that require experience and expertise; Educate local elected officials that our clients’ sites and companies are the right fit for the limited number of licenses they want in their community;

Site selection/control – Identifying and securing a viable and attractive site that complies with local bylaws is key to successful licensure. We help navigate through zoning bylaws and ordinances, identify buffer zones, undertake landlord negotiations and assist with site leases and purchases;

Bylaw changes – Often Town Meeting or City Council approval is required in order to site a cannabis business and we have a long track record of successful campaigns. We’ve also succeeded in overturning cannabis bans in some communities;

Site plan review approvals – We work with licensed professionals to prepare your site plan, customized to comply with local regulations, so you can be approved for business;

Special permit decisions – We review local permitting regulations and prepare your application with a keen eye for detail to avoid mistakes or delays

Municipal Government Affairs:

Tenax represents clients’ interests with respect to a wide variety of needs it will have at the municipal level related to generating buy-in for the project and obtaining the necessary support and approvals needed to keep the project moving forward and viable throughout the project timeline.

Here’s what we do . . .

Build local support with elected officials or decision makers

Representation in front of municipal boards and committees, including elected officials, planning and/or zoning boards, boards of health, conservation commission, etc. as needed

Work with zoning and planning boards on site plan reviews and special permits

Negotiate host community agreements or local resolutions

Create community relations campaigns, including

Community Outreach Meetings And Events

Work with local boards of health that sometimes require cannabis businesses to obtain “operating permits” or similar approval

Work with conservation commissions in communities that require an “order of conditions” or similar approval

Guide businesses through entire licensing and permitting process

Coordinate all vendors necessary for permitting and development, including architects, lawyers, business consultants, civil engineers and security vendors.

Development of Request for Application (RFA), Request for Information (RFI) or Request for Proposals (RFP) in communities engaging a public process for cannabis projects

State Licensing:

Tenax coordinates and executes timely submittals of state-required materials and documentation for license applications and renewals. These are complex, often tedious and labor intensive undertakings that involve the review, creation and coordination of hundreds of pages of documents, filings and emails. We take on that work and make it our job to make you successful in the community. We remove the burden from the client

Whether a single state operator trying to get into the industry for the first time or an established multi-state operator (MSO) looking to break into a new market, we can customize a winning strategy

What we do:

Manage licensing process from cradle to grave

Coordination and development of application materials

Develop strategies to increase likelihood of licensure

Coordination among consultants to ensure requirements of state or regulatory process

Customize plans state-by-state

Prepare required investor and financial disclosures