HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 915 FILED ON: 1/15/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1664 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Cleon H. Turner _______________ To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled: The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying: An Act affecting landlords’ rights regarding medical marijuana. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Cleon H. Turner | 1st Barnstable | Martin J. Walsh | 13th Suffolk | Geoff Diehl | 7th Plymouth | Martha M. Walz | 8th Suffolk | James J. Dwyer | 30th Middlesex | Stephen L. DiNatale | 3rd Worcester | Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | John F. Keenan | Norfolk and Plymouth | Jonathan Hecht | 29th Middlesex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 915 FILED ON: 1/15/2013 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1664 By Mr. Turner of Dennis, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1664) of Cleon H. Turner and others relative to rental property and medical marijuana. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act affecting landlords’ rights regarding medical marijuana.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any law or special law to the contrary, residential and commercial landlords may regulate smoking of marijuana used for medicinal purposes on or in property that such landlord owns or controls. Prohibition of the use of or smoking marijuana, including medical use of marijuana on rental property, shall not be deemed to be discrimination due to a medical condition under the laws of the commonwealth. SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its passage. |
