Tenax Strategies

Tenax Strategies is a public affairs and government relations consulting firm with a dedicated cannabis practice for operators, investors and entrepreneurs. The cannabis team covers license application strategy and preparation, local approval and community engagement, host community agreement negotiation, site selection and zoning analysis, municipal cannabis ordinance development, regulatory compliance and multi-state expansion strategy. It also offers a subscription-based Fractional Chief Compliance Officer service for licensed operators.

Tenax is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and has operated for over a decade, advising cannabis clients since before Massachusetts legalized adult use. The cannabis team has guided clients through licensing in more than 20 states, with work for retail dispensaries, multi-state cultivation operations and product manufacturers in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut and elsewhere. Its other practice areas are land use, government affairs and public affairs, and its Insights page includes cannabis compliance case studies.