Amendment ID: S2722-12

Amendment 12

Prioritizing New Licenses for Communities Harmed by the War on Drugs

Ms. Miranda, Ms. Edwards, Messrs. Payano and Collins, Ms. Kennedy and Mr. Eldridge move that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section 51 the following section:-

“SECTION 52. Notwithstanding section 16 of chapter 94G of the General Laws and chapter 94I of the General Laws or any other general or special law to the contrary, all medical marijuana establishment licenses that are not fully integrated medical marijuana treatment centers, each type of social consumption license, each type of delivery licenses, and any other new license type, including the opportunity to acquire any retailer licenses in excess of three, shall be limited on an exclusive basis to social equity businesses for a period of 60 months from the date that the first three of each such license types receive a notice to commence operations respectively; provided, however, that the Massachusetts cannabis control commission may vote to extend the exclusivity period following an evidence-based determination that the goal of the exclusivity period to promote and encourage full participation in the regulated medical marijuana industry by people from communities that have previously been disproportionately harmed by marijuana prohibition and enforcement of the law has not been met.”