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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 320 FILED ON: 1/8/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 190
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Marcus S. Vaughn
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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 relative to fines for violations of cannabis advertising regulations.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Marcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk1/8/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 320 FILED ON: 1/8/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 190
By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 190) of
Marcus S. Vaughn relative to fines for violations of cannabis advertising regulations. Cannabis
Policy.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3558 OF 2023-2024.]
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 relative to fines for violations of cannabis advertising regulations.
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. The cannabis control commission shall commission a study on the structure
2of fines for violations of cannabis advertising regulations and the use of monies collected from
3such fines. The study shall examine: (i) the fine structure for violations of cannabis advertising
4regulations, including how violators of cannabis advertising regulations are currently fined and
5any improvements that may be made to the fine structure to prevent unwanted cannabis
6advertising practices; and (ii) the investment of monies collected from fines for violations of
7cannabis advertising regulations into the communities that have been affected by prohibited
8cannabis advertising practices, including, but not limited to, investments in DARE programs,
9extracurricular programs and police engagement with the communities they serve. 2 of 2
10 SECTION 2. The cannabis control commission shall file a report, including any
11recommendations it may make on: (i) the structure of fines for the violation of cannabis
12advertising regulations; and (ii) the investment of monies collected as a result of such fines into
13communities affected by prohibited cannabis advertising practices, with the clerks of the house
14of representatives and the senate and the joint committee on cannabis policy no later than
15January 1, 2027.