HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 913        FILED ON: 1/15/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2102

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Cleon H. Turner

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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to affecting  property owners and employers  rights regarding medical marijuana.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Cleon H. Turner

1st Barnstable

 

Martin J. Walsh

13th Suffolk

1/15/2013

Geoff Diehl

7th Plymouth

1/29/2013

Martha M. Walz

8th Suffolk

 

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

 

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

 

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

 

John F. Keenan

Norfolk and Plymouth

 

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

 

Jonathan Hecht

29th Middlesex

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 913        FILED ON: 1/15/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2102

By Mr. Turner of Dennis, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2102) of Cleon H. Turner and others realtive to property rights and medical marijuana.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen

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An Act to affecting  property owners and employers  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, any person or entity that has regulated smoking on private property including business property open to the public, owned or controlled by such person or entity shall be deemed to have prohibited smoking of any marijuana as defined in Chapter 94 of the general laws, including medical marijuana, unless such person or entity affirmatively permits smoking of medical marijuana on their properties. Prohibition of smoking marijuana, including medical marijuana on private 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.