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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Timothy R. Whelan and Paul Tucker

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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 relative to the classification of certain controlled substances.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

5/9/2016

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

5/10/2016

James M. Cantwell

4th Plymouth

5/12/2016

Michael S. Day

31st Middlesex

5/10/2016

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

5/16/2016

Diana DiZoglio

14th Essex

5/11/2016

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

5/10/2016

James J. Dwyer

30th Middlesex

5/10/2016

Ryan C. Fattman

Worcester and Norfolk

5/10/2016

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

5/9/2016

Paul R. Heroux

2nd Bristol

5/12/2016

Bradford R. Hill

4th Essex

5/12/2016

Randy Hunt

5th Barnstable

5/9/2016

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

5/9/2016

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

5/11/2016

Robert M. Koczera

11th Bristol

5/12/2016

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

5/9/2016

Joseph D. McKenna

18th Worcester

5/10/2016

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

5/10/2016

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

5/10/2016

Keiko M. Orrall

12th Bristol

5/13/2016

Elizabeth A. Poirier

14th Bristol

5/11/2016

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

5/10/2016

Susannah M. Whipps Lee

2nd Franklin

5/11/2016

Jonathan D. Zlotnik

2nd Worcester

5/9/2016


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4767        FILED ON: 5/9/2016

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By Messrs. Whelan of Brewster and Tucker of Salem, a petition (subject to Joint Rule 12) of Timothy R. Whelan, Brian M. Ashe and others relative to the classification of certain controlled substances.  Mental Health and Substance Abuse.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)

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An Act relative to the classification of certain controlled substances.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Paragraph (a) of Class B of section 31 of chapter 94C of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out clause (4), as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, and inserting in place thereof the following clause:-

(4) Coca leaves, except coca leaves and extracts of coca leaves from which cocaine, ecgonine, and derivatives of ecgonine or their salts have been removed; Cocaine, its salts, optical and geometric isomers, and salts of isomers; Ecgonine, its derivatives, their salts, isomers, and salts of isomers; or any compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of any of the substances referred to in this clause.