HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3681        FILED ON: 1/17/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 155

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

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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 establishing a special legislative commission to study the practice of lab shopping in the cannabis industry.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Bradley H. Jones, Jr.

20th Middlesex

1/17/2025

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

1/17/2025

Paul K. Frost

7th Worcester

1/31/2025

Todd M. Smola

1st Hampden

3/10/2025


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3681        FILED ON: 1/17/2025

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 155

By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 155) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr., and others for an investigation by a special commission relative to the practice of lab shopping in the cannabis industry.  Cannabis Policy.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)

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An Act establishing a special legislative commission to study the practice of lab shopping 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. There shall be established a special legislative commission to study the practice of lab shopping in the cannabis industry. The commission’s study shall include, but not be limited to, the frequency, risks, and processes used by cultivators practicing lab shopping.

SECTION 2. The commission shall include: the chairs of the joint committee on cannabis policy, who shall serve as co-chairs of the commission; 1 member appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives; 1 member appointed by the president of the senate;1 member appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the senate; the executive director of the cannabis control commission or their designee; the attorney general or their designee; and the treasurer or their designee. 

SECTION 3. The commission shall submit its report, along with any recommendations, to the clerk’s office of the house of representatives and the senate no later than 1 year after the passage of this act.