Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Cannabis Policy

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

B-1

Event Description

Hearing #3

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
Tuesday, June 17, 2025
10:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.
Hearing Room B-1

Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the agreement of the Chairs.

All matters filed in the House that are listed above are required to be reported on by August 16, 2025, subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27.

The public is invited to participate in this hybrid hearing, which will be livestreamed on the General Court website, https://malegislature.gov/. Hearings will be recorded and posted publicly on the Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy page: https://malegislature.gov/Committees/Detail/J50/Hearings.

At the discretion of the Chairs, written testimony received by the committee will be made publicly available. The committee may limit availability or redact testimony that includes sensitive personal information, information about minors, or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others.

Written testimony can be submitted via email at meriah.metzger@mahouse.gov or physically mailed to the House Chair:

Chairman Daniel M. Donahue

Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy

ATTN: Meriah Metzger

24 BEACON ST ROOM 544

BOSTON MA 02133

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For those testifying remotely, you will receive a Microsoft Teams link with more information prior to the start of the hearing.

This hearing will be chaired by Chair Donahue. If you have any questions regarding the hearing, legislation, format of the hearing or reasonable accommodations required to ensure people with disabilities can participate fully in the committee process, please email: Liza Rosenof at Liza.Rosenof@MAHouse.gov. Chairman Donahue’s office can be reached via telephone: (617) 722-2637.

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Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy	6/17/2025 10:00 AM	01:46:17

Hearing 3 10:00am - 1:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.185	An Act to remove HCA real estate barriers to equitable participation in the cannabis industry	Chynah Tyler
H.178	An Act establishing a local value added tax on cannabis cultivation sales	Michael J. Soter
H.177	An Act establishing a local transaction fee on cannabis sales	Michael J. Soter
H.164	An Act to clarify host community agreement retroactivity	David M. Rogers
H.145	An Act expanding access to legal, regulated cannabis delivery	Mike Connolly
H.181	An Act relative to a medical marijuana pilot program	Alyson M. Sullivan-Almeida
H.176	An Act further defining eligibility for medical use marijuana	Michael J. Soter
H.184	An Act delivering a fair share of cannabis revenue to communities harmed by the war on drugs	Chynah Tyler
H.144	An Act dedicating one-percent of the recreational marijuana excise tax to youth substance use prevention	Bruce J. Ayers
S.98	An Act prohibiting employment discrimination based on legal use of cannabis	Jacob R. Oliveira
S.94	An Act relative to prohibiting billboard advertisements of non-prescription marijuana	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.93	An Act dedicating one-percent of the recreational marijuana excise tax to youth substance use prevention	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.92	An Act relative to medical marijuana oversight	Patrick M. O'Connor
S.89	An Act expanding access to legal, regulated cannabis delivery	Liz Miranda
S.87	An Act delivering a fair share of cannabis revenue to communities harmed by the war on drugs	Liz Miranda
H.186	An Act to create an open-container law for marijuana	Marcus S. Vaughn
H.159	An Act prohibiting employment discrimination based on legal use of cannabis	Michael P. Kushmerek
S.76	An Act relative to cannabis use by first responders	Julian Cyr

	Document
	H144 An Act dedicating one-percent of the recreational marijuana excise tax to youth substance use prevention Ayers, Bruce J. (HOU)
	H145 - An Act expanding access to legal, regulated cannabis delivery - Connolly, Mike (HOU)
	H159 An Act prohibiting employment discrimination based on legal use of cannabis Kushmerek, Michael P. (HOU)
	H164 - An Act to clarify host community agreement retroactivity - Rogers, David (HOU)
	H176 - An Act further defining eligibility for medical use marijuana - Soter, Michael J. (HOU)
	H177 An Act establishing a local transaction fee on cannabis sales Soter, Michael J. (HOU)
	H178 An Act establishing a local value added tax on cannabis cultivation sales Soter, Michael J. (HOU)
	H184 An Act delivering a fair share of cannabis revenue to communities harmed by the war on drugs Tyler, Chynah (HOU)
	H185 - An Act to remove HCA real estate barriers to equitable participation in the cannabis industry - Tyler, Chynah (HOU)
	H186 - An Act to create an open-container law for marijuana - Vaughn, Marcus (HOU)

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Cannabis Policy

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