SENATE DOCKET, NO. 780        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

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 relative to data transparency in the cannabis industry.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 780        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 62

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 data transparency in the cannabis industry.

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 94G of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after Section 21, the following section:-

Section 22. (a) The commission shall collect, compile, and make available to the public on its open data website, from independent testing laboratories as defined in Section 15 the following information, but not limited to, (a) the industry average for: (i) failure rates for pesticides; (ii) failure rates for heavy metals; (iii) failure rates for microbiological contaminants; (iv) failure rates for residual solvents; (v) failure rates for mycotoxins; (vi) moisture content for flowers (vii) THC and THCA for flowers; (viii) THC and THCA for vapes; (ix) THC and THCA for concentrates; (x) total terpenes for flowers; (xi) total terpenes for concentrates; and (xii) total terpenes for vapes; (b) per licensed lab, the average for: (i) failure rates for pesticides; (ii) failure rates for heavy metals; (iii) failure rates for microbiological contaminants; (iv) failure rates for residual solvents; (v) failure rates for mycotoxins; (vi) moisture content for flowers; (vii) THC and THCA for flowers; (viii) THC and THCA for vapes; (ix) THC and THCA for concentrates; (x) total terpenes for flowers; (xi) total terpenes for concentrates; and (xii) total terpenes for vapes. 

(b) The open data website shall include all laboratory data listed in subsection(a) that was submitted to the commission prior to enactment. The open data website shall be updated and published on a quarterly basis detailing information from the preceding quarter.

(c) The commission shall investigate and publicly report the reason for the discrepancy for individual laboratories that are statistically significant outliers in terms of their testing results.

(d) The commission shall promulgate regulations in accordance with this section no later than one year after the effective.