Amendment #118 to H3768

Amendment #2

Mr. Moran of Lawrence moves to amend the bill by inserting the following new sections:

“Section XX Definitions:

“Minority business enterprise” or “MBE” shall have the same meaning as found in Section 58 of chapter 7 of the General Laws;

“Women business enterprise” or “WBE” shall have the same meaning as found in section 58 of chapter 7 of the General Laws;

“Veteran business enterprise” or “VBE” shall have the same meaning as found in Section 58 of chapter 7 of the General Laws;”

“Section XX The Cannabis Control Commission shall adopt diversity licensing goals that provide meaningful participation of communities disproportionately affected by cannabis prohibition and enforcement, including minority business enterprises, women business enterprises and veteran business enterprises. The Commission shall create training programs designed and implemented to achieve meaningful participation by minority persons, women, and veterans. These programs shall include but not limited to; (i) recruit of minority, women, and veteran owned business enterprises to become licensed in cannabis related businesses; (ii) develop workforce training for minorities, women, and veterans to enter into cannabis related businesses and; (iii) create employer training to attract minorities, women, and veterans into the workforce.

In implementation of licensing of adult use marijuana retailers, the Cannabis Control Commission shall prepare quarterly reports which shall include but are not limited to: (i)the total number of licensed adult use marijuana retailers; (ii) the number and percentage of licenses provided to minority, women, and veteran owned business; (iii) the total number and percentage of minority, women, and veteran employees in the adult use marijuana industry. Said reports shall be submitted to the Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Senate and House Chairs of the Joint Committee on Marijuana Policy, the clerk of the house, the clerk of the senate, and the Governor.  The Cannabis Control Commission shall post each quarterly report on its website.”