Amendment #12 to H4367

Community Outreach Meetings

Mrs. Kane of Shrewsbury moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:-

SECTION XX. Section 5 of Chapter 94G of the General Laws, as inserted by section 41 of chapter 55 of the acts of 2017, is hereby amended in subsection (b), by striking clause 1 and inserting in place thereof the following:-

“the prospective marijuana establishment has submitted an application in compliance with regulations made by the commission; the applicant satisfies the requirements established by the commission; the applicant has held two community outreach meetings, one of which shall be held during normal business hours and one of which shall be held in the evening and the applicant must provide public notice at least 14 calendar days prior to each community outreach meeting; the applicant is in compliance with this chapter and the commission regulations published in 935 CMR 500; and the applicant has paid the required fee.”