S83 — An Act to modernize Massachusetts medical marijuana program

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An Act to modernize Massachusetts medical marijuana program

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The bill modifies definitions and regulatory requirements related to medical marijuana treatment centers and card holders in Chapter 94I of the General Laws.

• Section 1 of Chapter 94I

  “Card holder” → “Card holder,” a registered qualifying patient, personal caregiver, or agent of a medical marijuana treatment center who has been issued and possesses a valid registration card, or an individual who possesses a valid patient registration for medical use marijuana issued by a jurisdiction of the United States.

  Updates the definition of 'Card holder' to include more specific entities and conditions.

• Subsection (a) of Section 2 of Chapter 94I

  may sell medical use marijuana to a card holder → licensed and authorized by the Commission to dispense or deliver medical use marijuana may sell medical use marijuana to a card holder

  Specifies that only licensed and authorized entities may sell medical marijuana to card holders.

• Paragraph 2 of Subsection (b) of Section 2 of Chapter 94I

  qualifying patient or a personal caregiver → card holder

  Replaces the terms 'qualifying patient or a personal caregiver' with 'card holder' for clarity.

• Subsection (c) of Section 2 of Chapter 94I

  qualifying patients or their personal caregivers → card holders

  Standardizes language by replacing 'qualifying patients or their personal caregivers' with 'card holders'.

• Subsection (ii) of Section 6 of Chapter 94I

  or

  Removes the word 'or' to correct grammatical structure.

• Subsection (iii) of Section 6 of Chapter 94I

  the period → a semicolon

  Changes punctuation to allow for additional clauses following this subsection.

• Section 6 of Chapter 94I

  (iv) require medical use marijuana licensees to simultaneously cultivate, process, and dispense medical use marijuana as a condition of obtaining or maintaining licensure to operate a medical marijuana treatment center; or

  Adds a requirement for licensees to cultivate, process, and dispense marijuana concurrently.

• Section 6 of Chapter 94I

  (v) require that an applicant for a medical use marijuana license demonstrate initial capital resources of $500,000 for an initial license application or $400,000 for subsequent applications for licensure.

  Introduces a requirement for financial qualification for applicants seeking a medical use marijuana license.

• Section 7 of Chapter 94I

  for medical marijuana treatment centers so as to defray the administrative costs of the medical marijuana program and ensure the medical marijuana program is revenue neutral → and license fees for medical marijuana treatment centers that shall not exceed $1,000 each. A social equity business, as defined in Chapter 94G, shall be exempt from these fees.

  Modifies fee structure for medical marijuana centers and establishes exemptions for social equity businesses.

• Subsection (b) of Section 14 of Chapter 94G

  , and chapter 94I,

  Clarifies that enforcement pertains to both Chapter 94G and Chapter 94I.

Sponsors

• Adam Gómez · Primary

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