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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Marcus S. Vaughn

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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 pill press machines.

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PETITION OF:

HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2049        FILED ON: 1/19/2023

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[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4188 OF 2021-2022.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to pill press machines.

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

Section 32G of Chapter 94C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following new subsection :-

(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, purchase, deliver, sell, or possess with intent to sell or deliver a tableting machine, an encapsulating machine, or controlled substance counterfeiting materials knowing, intending, or having reasonable cause to believe that it will be used to manufacture a controlled substance or counterfeit controlled substance. Any person who violates this subsection shall be guilty of a felony punishable by a sentence of not less than 1 year and not more than 5 years in the state prison or county house of correction or by a fine of not less than $25,000, or both such fine and imprisonment.