Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H192 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2986 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 192
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Marcus S. Vaughn
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9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act relative to increased data collection.
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14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Marcus S. Vaughn9th Norfolk1/16/2025 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2986 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 192
18	18	By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 192) of
19	19	Marcus S. Vaughn relative to increased data collection in research agenda of public health
20	20	impacts of cannabis. Cannabis Policy.
21	21	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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23	23	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
24	24	(2025-2026)
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26	26	An Act relative to increased data collection.
27	27	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
28	28	of the same, as follows:
29	29	1 SECTION 1. Section 17 of chapter 94G of the General Laws is hereby amended by
30	30	2striking clause (a) and inserting in place thereof the following:
31	31	3 (a) The commission shall develop a research agenda in order to understand the social and
32	32	4economic trends of marijuana in the commonwealth, to inform future decisions that would aid in
33	33	5the closure of the illicit marketplace and to inform the commission on the public health impacts
34	34	6of marijuana. The research agenda shall include, but not be limited to: (i) patterns of use,
35	35	7methods of consumption, sources of purchase and general perceptions of marijuana among
36	36	8minors, among college and university students and among adults; (ii) incidents of impaired
37	37	9driving, hospitalization and use of other health care services related to marijuana use, including a
38	38	10report of the state of the science around identifying a quantifiable level of marijuana-induced
39	39	11impairment of motor vehicle operation and a report on the financial impacts on the state
40	40	12healthcare system of hospitalizations related to marijuana; (iii) marijuana-related Emergency 2 of 2
41	41	13Department visits and hospitalizations including but not limited to those accessing psychiatric
42	42	14emergency services and care for cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome; (iv) prevalence of
43	43	15cannabis-induced psychosis and cannabis use disorder in Massachusetts; (v) testing for THC and
44	44	16THC metabolites, including 11-OH THC, in all suicides and homicide perpetrators; (vi)
45	45	17prevalence of marijuana use by those in the juvenile justice population, as measured by testing
46	46	18for THC and 11-OH THC, at the time of entry into the juvenile justice system; (vii) economic
47	47	19and fiscal impacts for state and local governments including the impact of legalization on the
48	48	20production and distribution of marijuana in the illicit market and the costs and benefits to state
49	49	21and local revenue; (viii) ownership and employment trends in the marijuana industry examining
50	50	22participation by racial, ethnic and socioeconomic subgroups, including identification of barriers
51	51	23to participation in the industry; (ix) a market analysis examining the expansion or contraction of
52	52	24the illicit marketplace and the expansion or contraction of the legal marketplace, including
53	53	25estimates and comparisons of pricing and product availability in both markets; (x) a compilation
54	54	26of data on the number of incidents of discipline in schools, including suspensions, expulsions, or
55	55	27diversion programs resulting from marijuana use or possession of marijuana or marijuana
56	56	28products; and (xi) any Massachusetts assessment of youth substance use shall include questions
57	57	29about the types and consumption methods of marijuana products being used, frequency of
58	58	30marijuana use, and marijuana-related health effects, including but not limited to psychosis
59	59	31symptoms, mood disorders, and cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome; and (xii) a compilation of
60	60	32data on the number of civil penalties, arrests, prosecutions, incarcerations and sanctions imposed
61	61	33for violations of chapter 94C for possession, distribution or trafficking of marijuana or marijuana
62	62	34products, including the age, race, gender, country of origin, state geographic region and average
63	63	35sanctions of the persons charged.