HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 945 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1053
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael S. Day
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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 licensing of recreational marijuana facilities.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Michael S. Day | 31st Middlesex | 1/18/2017 |
Carolyn C. Dykema | 8th Middlesex | 1/25/2017 |
Sheila C. Harrington | 1st Middlesex | 1/26/2017 |
Paul R. Heroux | 2nd Bristol | 2/1/2017 |
Robert M. Koczera | 11th Bristol | 1/25/2017 |
James R. Miceli | 19th Middlesex | 1/26/2017 |
Richard J. Ross | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | 1/24/2017 |
Timothy R. Whelan | 1st Barnstable | 1/26/2017 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 945 FILED ON: 1/18/2017
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1053
By Mr. Day of Stoneham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1053) of Michael S. Day and others relative to licensing of recreational marijuana facilities. Marijuana Policy. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
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An Act relative to licensing of recreational marijuana facilities.
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: Section 4 of Chapter 94G of the Massachusetts General Laws Acts of 2016, is hereby amended by striking out subsection 3 and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:
(3) qualifications for licensure and minimum standards for employment that are directly and demonstrably related to the operation of a marijuana establishment and similar to qualifications for licensure and employment standards in connection with alcoholic beverages as regulated under chapter 138 of the General Laws; provided that a prior conviction solely for a marijuana-related offense shall not disqualify an individual or otherwise affect eligibility for employment or licensure in connection with a marijuana establishment, unless the offense involved the distribution to a minor;
SECTION 2: Section 5 of Chapter 94G of the Massachusetts General Laws Acts of 2016, is hereby amended by striking out subsection 4 and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:
(4) an individual who will be a controlling person of the proposed marijuana establishment has not been convicted of a felony or convicted of an offense in another state that would be a felony in the commonwealth, except a prior conviction solely for a marijuana offense unless the offense involved distribution to a minor.