Amendment #480 to H4789

Streamlining Cannabis Agent Registration

Mr. Soter of Bellingham moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:-

“SECTION XX. Section 12 of chapter 94G of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following subsections:-

(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 providing any on-site services for a marijuana establishment or laboratory related to the cultivation, harvesting, preparation, packaging, storage, testing or dispensing of marijuana.  The commission shall issue a single agent registration card to an individual and said 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 seven years from the date of issuance.  A licensee shall verify the validity of the agent registration cards but shall not be required to obtain agent registration cards on behalf of its employees, agents, volunteers, or other persons required by the regulations promulgated pursuant to section 4.

(2) The commission shall not require a fee for agent registration card requests made by a verified employee of any social equity businesses.”

Additional co-sponsor(s) added to Amendment #480 to H4789

Streamlining Cannabis Agent Registration