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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Manny Cruz

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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 efficiencies in the cannabis employment process.

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PETITION OF:

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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 to create efficiencies in the cannabis employment process.

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 1 of chapter 94G of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting as new definitions:-

“Agent registration card”, the identification card currently and validly issued by the commission to a marijuana establishment or laboratory employee or agent, but not to a licensee, which shall entitle the holder to perform services marijuana establishments or laboratories.

SECTION 2. Section 12 of chapter 94G, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting the following subsection:-

(i)(1) Any employee, agent, volunteer or other person required by the regulations promulgated pursuant to section 4 shall register with the commission prior to engaging in any on-site services to a marijuana establishment or laboratory related to the cultivation, harvesting, preparation, packaging, storage, testing, dispensing, or transportation of marijuana. The commission shall issue a single agent registration card to an individual, which agent registration card shall entitle the holder to provide such services at one or more marijuana establishments or laboratories. An agent registration card shall be valid for six years from the date of issuance. An agent shall be required to sign and submit a self-attestation form to the commission every 2 years from the date of issuance to verify the agent’s compliance with all agent registration card requirements. A licensee shall verify the validity of the agent registration cards.

(2) The commission shall not require a fee for agent registration card requests made by any social equity program participants and/or verified employee(s) of any social equity businesses. SECTION 3. The commission shall promulgate or amend regulations as necessary to be consistent with Section 1-2 not later than 365 days from the effective date of this act.