US EditionHouse Poised to Approve Major Cannabis Bill on Wednesday
- The Massachusetts House passed bill H 4187 on Wednesday to overhaul marijuana oversight, restructuring the Cannabis Control Commission and regulating hemp products.
- The bill responds to longstanding frustrations with the CCC's unclear structure and slow regulation pace caused by 2017 legislation following the 2016 legalization referendum.
- It raises the retail license cap from three to six over three years, bans unlicensed intoxicating hemp products, allows non-vertically integrated medical marijuana businesses, and includes THC potency limits and public health measures.
- Rep. Francisco Paulino's amendment dedicates 20% of cannabis excise tax, projected over $57 million annually, to special education reimbursements, with administrative expenses capped at 5%.
- The bill consolidates CCC control under the governor, aims for social equity in the cannabis industry, and faces opposition from equity advocates who warn it favors large operators over small and social equity businesses.
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The Daily News of Newburyport
Salem NewsLawmakers overhaul pot regulatory agency
BOSTON — The House of Representatives has approved a controversial bill to restructure the state's cannabis regulatory agency, raise a cap on retail pot licenses and tax and regulate new hemp-based drinks and gummies.
Mass. House passes bill overhauling cannabis laws, Cannabis Control Commission
The House approved a significant overhaul of marijuana oversight in Massachusetts on Wednesday, passing a bill that would downsize and reorient the scandal-hounded Cannabis Control Commission that has kept tabs on the legal industry since it launched almost eight years ago.
The massive cannabis regulation overhaul that just passed unanimously in Massachusetts
The House approved a significant overhaul of marijuana oversight in Massachusetts on Wednesday, passing a bill that would downsize and reorient the scandal-hounded Cannabis Control Commission that has kept tabs on the legal industry since it launched almost eight years ago.The bill (H 4187), which passed 153-0 just before 4 p.m., would also regulate and tax hemp-based products, raise a cap on retail license control and make structural changes to…
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Mass. House approves bill overhauling oversight at Cannabis Control Commission
House lawmakers passed legislation Wednesday that overhauls oversight at the beleaguered Cannabis Control Commission, handing the governor of Massachusetts the power to appoint all commissioners while cutting down the number from five to three. The policy proposal cleared the chamber on a 153-0 vote and came after several years of controversy at the commission, including the ousting of and subsequent legal battle to reinstate former Chair Shanno…
Lawmakers scrutinize Mass. marijuana regulations as they consider new bill
Potency limits, dedicating tax revenue for special education, public health research and advertising restrictions will become part of the conversation Wednesday when the House considers a bill to reorient legal marijuana oversight in Massachusetts.
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