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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1917 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 54 |
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| 4 | 4 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 5 | 5 | | _________________ |
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| 6 | 6 | | PRESENTED BY: |
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| 7 | 7 | | Paul W. Mark |
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| 8 | 8 | | _________________ |
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| 9 | 9 | | To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General |
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| 10 | 10 | | Court assembled: |
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| 11 | 11 | | The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill: |
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| 12 | 12 | | An Act for interstate commerce of cannabis seeds. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Paul W. MarkBerkshire, Hampden, Franklin and |
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| 16 | 16 | | Hampshire |
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| 17 | 17 | | Anne M. GobiWorcester and Hampshire 1 of 2 |
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| 18 | 18 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1917 FILED ON: 1/20/2023 |
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| 19 | 19 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 54 |
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| 20 | 20 | | By Mr. Mark, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 54) of Paul W. Mark and Anne M. |
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| 21 | 21 | | Gobi for legislation relative to interstate commerce of cannabis seeds. Cannabis Policy. |
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| 22 | 22 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 23 | 23 | | _______________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2023-2024) |
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| 26 | 26 | | _______________ |
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| 27 | 27 | | An Act for interstate commerce of cannabis seeds. |
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| 28 | 28 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 29 | 29 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 30 | 30 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 1 of Chapter 94C of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 237 by striking the following words:- the seeds |
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| 32 | 32 | | 3thereof; |
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| 33 | 33 | | 4 SECTION 2. Section 1 of Chapter 94C, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in |
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| 34 | 34 | | 5lines 244 to 245 by striking out the words “or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable |
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| 35 | 35 | | 6of germination” and replacing therein with the following words:- the sterilized seed of the plant |
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| 36 | 36 | | 7which is incapable of germination, or the seeds of the plant Cannabis sativa L. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 8 SECTION 3. Section 1 of Chapter 94G of the General Laws, as so appearing in the 2020 |
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| 38 | 38 | | 9Official Edition, is hereby amended in lines 77 to 78 by striking the following words:- the seeds |
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| 39 | 39 | | 10thereof; 2 of 2 |
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| 40 | 40 | | 11 SECTION 4. Section 1 of Chapter 94G, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in |
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| 41 | 41 | | 12line 89 after the word “products” the following words:- or (iv) the seeds of any plant of the genus |
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| 42 | 42 | | 13Cannabis. |
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| 43 | 43 | | 14 SECTION 5. Section 1 of Chapter 94I of the General Laws, as so appearing in the 2020 |
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| 44 | 44 | | 15Official Edition, is hereby amended in line 45 by striking the following words:- “the seeds |
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| 45 | 45 | | 16thereof;” |
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| 46 | 46 | | 17 SECTION 6. Section 1 of Chapter 94I, as so appearing, is hereby further amended in line |
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| 47 | 47 | | 1857 after the word “products” the following words:- or (iv) the seeds of any plant of the genus |
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| 48 | 48 | | 19cannabis. |
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