HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4521

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, March 9, 2020.

The committee on Cannabis Policy, to whom was referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3520) of Paul K. Frost, Peter J. Durant and others  relative to the siting of marijuana facilities, reports recommending that the accompanying bill (House, No. 4521) ought to pass.

For the committee,

DAVID M. ROGERS.

        FILED ON: 2/5/2020

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 4521

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act providing further transparency in the siting of 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 3(d) of chapter 94G of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the paragraph in line 82 the following sentence:-

As part of the licensing application, an applicant shall provide certified documentation confirming the adoption of the Cannabis Control Commission’s first operating principle, “to conduct all processes openly and transparently,” agreed to by the potential licensee and all participating municipal officials.