Consolidated Amendment "B" to H3768

Consolidated

Amendments: 39, 40, 41, 45, 88, 113, 114, 116, 117 and 118

Mr. Dempsey of Haverhill and others move to amend H.3768, in section 2, by striking out the word “should”, in line 31, and inserting in place there of the following word:- shall;

And further moves to amend said section 2, in line 572, by inserting after clause (31), the following new clause:-

“(32) The 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, in consultation with, develop training programs designed and implemented to achieve meaningful participation by minority persons, women, and veterans. These programs shall include but not limited to; (i) recruitment 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 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 and receiver general, the house and senate chairs of the joint committee on marijuana policy, the clerks of the house and senate, and the Governor.  The commission shall post each quarterly report on its website.

For the purposes of this clause, the terms “minority business enterprise”, “women business enterprise”, and “veteran business enterprise” shall have the same meanings as defined in section 58 of chapter 7.’

And further moves to amend said section 2, by striking out, in lines 1012-1013, the words “or other crime involving embezzlement, theft, fraud or perjury;” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- , provided that an applicant that has been convicted of a felony may apply to the commission for a waiver if such conviction occurred 25 years or more prior to the date of the submission of the application;

And further moves to amend said section 2, by striking out, in lines 1014-1016, the words:- committed prior acts which have not been prosecuted or in which the applicant was not convicted but form a pattern of misconduct that makes the applicant unsuitable for a license under this chapter; or (iv)”