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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3681 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 155
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act establishing a special legislative commission to study the practice of lab shopping in the
cannabis industry.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Bradley H. Jones, Jr.20th Middlesex1/17/2025Kimberly N. Ferguson1st Worcester1/17/2025Paul K. Frost7th Worcester1/31/2025Todd M. Smola1st Hampden3/10/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3681 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 155
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 155) of
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others for an investigation by a special commission relative to the
practice of lab shopping in the cannabis industry. Cannabis Policy.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act establishing a special legislative commission to study the practice of lab shopping in the
cannabis industry.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. There shall be established a special legislative commission to study the
2practice of lab shopping in the cannabis industry. The commission’s study shall include, but not
3be limited to, the frequency, risks, and processes used by cultivators practicing lab shopping.
4 SECTION 2. The commission shall include: the chairs of the joint committee on cannabis
5policy, who shall serve as co-chairs of the commission; 1 member appointed by the speaker of
6the house of representatives; 1 member appointed by the president of the senate;1 member
7appointed by the minority leader of the house of representatives; 1 member appointed by the
8minority leader of the senate; the executive director of the cannabis control commission or their
9designee; the attorney general or their designee; and the treasurer or their designee. 2 of 2
10 SECTION 3. The commission shall submit its report, along with any recommendations,
11to the clerk’s office of the house of representatives and the senate no later than 1 year after the
12passage of this act.
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