HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2590        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3504

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Brian M. Ashe and John C. Velis

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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 increase addiction treatment services.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/19/2017

John C. Velis

4th Hampden

 

Carlos González

10th Hampden

 

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

 

Nicholas Cocchi (Hampden County Sheriff)

95 Liberty St, Springfield, MA 01103

2/3/2017

Thomas Bowler (Berkshire County Sheriff)

467 Cheshire Rd, Pittsfield, MA 01201

2/3/2017

Thomas M. Hodgson (Bristol County Sheriff)

400 Faunce Corner Rd, North Dartmouth, MA 02747

2/3/2017

Robert W. Ogden (Dukes County Sheriff)

81 Main St #201, Edgartown, MA 02539

2/3/2017

Michael G. Bellotti (Norfolk County Sheriff)

200 West St, Dedham, MA 02026

2/3/2017

Peter J. Koutoujian (Middlesex County Sheriff)

400 Mystic Ave, Medford, MA 02155

2/3/2017

Patrick Cahillane (Hampshire County Sheriff)

492 Pleasant St, Northampton, MA 01060

2/3/2017

James A. Perelman (Nantucket County Sheriff)

20 S Water St, Nantucket, MA 02554

2/3/2017

James M. Cummings (Barnstable County Sheriff)

6000 Sheriff's Place, Buzzards Bay, MA 02542

2/3/2017

Mathew Muratore

1st Plymouth

 

Shawn Dooley

9th Norfolk

 

Gailanne M. Cariddi

1st Berkshire

 

Bud Williams

11th Hampden

 

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

 

Jeffrey N. Roy

10th Norfolk

 


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2590        FILED ON: 1/19/2017

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 3504

By Messrs. Ashe of Longmeadow and Velis of Westfield, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3504) of Brian M. Ashe, John C. Velis and others that the commissioner of Public Health be authorized to establish a marijuana addiction treatment fund.  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 to increase addiction treatment services.

 

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. Chapter 29 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 2VVVV, as inserted by section 41 of chapter 133 of the acts of 2016, the following section:-

Section 2WWWW. There shall be a Marijuana Addiction Treatment Fund.  The fund shall be administered by the commissioner of public health. There shall be credited to the fund an amount equal to 5 per cent of the excise taxes on the sale of marijuana or marijuana products collected by the commissioner of revenue pursuant to section 2 of chapter 64N. Expenditures from the fund shall be made to support public and private addiction treatment programs throughout the commonwealth. The department of public health may incur expenses and the comptroller may certify amounts for payment in anticipation of expected receipts; provided, however, that no expenditure shall be made from the fund which shall cause the fund to be deficient at the close of a fiscal year. Amounts credited to the fund shall not be subject to further appropriation and money remaining in the fund at the close of a fiscal year shall not revert to the General Fund and shall be available for expenditure in subsequent fiscal years.

SECTION 2. Section 2 of chapter 64N of the General Laws, as inserted by chapter 334 of the acts of 2016, is hereby amended by striking out the figure “3.75” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 8.75