SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1956        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Patricia D. Jehlen

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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 create Cannabis career pathways for justice-involved individuals.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1956        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 52

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 to create Cannabis career pathways for justice-involved individuals.

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. (a) The cannabis control commission, in consultation with the cannabis advisory board, the cannabis social equity advisory board, the department of correction, the Massachusetts sheriffs association, the office of probation, the university of Massachusetts, the executive office of housing and economic development, and the executive office of labor and workforce development shall: (i) conduct a study on programs and partnerships to encourage the employment of justice-involved individuals in the cannabis industry, including training and educational programs conducted within houses of correction, jails and prisons, as a part of probation or parole, and after release, and report the findings of that study no later than Dec. 31, 2024; and (ii) develop a pilot program to create career pathways in the cannabis industry for incarcerated individuals, individuals on probation and parole, and formerly justice-involved individuals no later than Dec. 31, 2025.