Amendment ID: S2801-4

Amendment 4

Removing Barriers to Employment

Messrs. Brownsberger and Eldridge, Ms. Edwards, Ms. Comerford, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Jehlen and Ms. Chang-Diaz move that the proposed new draft be amended by adding the following new section:

SECTION XX: Section 4 of Chapter 94G of the general laws as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition is hereby amended in paragraph (iii) of subsection a1/2 by striking the following words:- “employment or”; and further, by inserting at the end of paragraph the following words:- “provided further, that a prior criminal conviction or other criminal case disposition shall not disqualify an individual or otherwise affect eligibility for employment in connection with a marijuana establishment, other than an independent testing laboratory, unless the offense involved the distribution of a controlled substance, including marijuana, to a minor;”