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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4538 FILED ON: 4/1/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4008 |
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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 | | Manny Cruz |
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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 relative to increasing the local option tax in the city of Salem on the sale of marijuana |
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| 13 | 13 | | and marijuana products. |
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| 14 | 14 | | _______________ |
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| 15 | 15 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 16 | 16 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Manny Cruz7th Essex4/1/2025 1 of 1 |
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| 17 | 17 | | HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 4538 FILED ON: 4/1/2025 |
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| 18 | 18 | | HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4008 |
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| 19 | 19 | | By Representative Cruz of Salem, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 4008) of Manny |
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| 20 | 20 | | Cruz (with the approval of the mayor and city council) that the city of Salem be authorized to |
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| 21 | 21 | | increase the local option tax on the sale of marijuana and marijuana products in said city. |
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| 22 | 22 | | Revenue. [Local Approval Received.] |
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| 23 | 23 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 24 | 24 | | _______________ |
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| 25 | 25 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 26 | 26 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 27 | 27 | | _______________ |
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| 28 | 28 | | An Act relative to increasing the local option tax in the city of Salem on the sale of marijuana |
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| 29 | 29 | | and marijuana products. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 31 | 31 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 32 | 32 | | 1 SECTION 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of Massachusetts General Law Chapter |
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| 33 | 33 | | 264N, Section 3 or any regulation, general or special law to the contrary, the City of Salem may, |
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| 34 | 34 | | 3upon the majority vote of its City Council, increase the local option tax from 3% to up to 6% on |
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| 35 | 35 | | 4the retail sale of marijuana and marijuana products by a marijuana retailer to anyone other than a |
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| 36 | 36 | | 5marijuana establishment. Further, in the event the Salem City Council increases the local option |
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| 37 | 37 | | 6tax to an amount in excess of 3%, the City and its marijuana establishments shall be relieved of |
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| 38 | 38 | | 7their obligation found within Massachusetts General Law Chapter 94G, Section 3(d) or any |
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| 39 | 39 | | 8regulation, general or special law, to negotiate and execute a host community agreement setting |
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| 40 | 40 | | 9forth the conditions to have a marijuana establishment within the City of Salem. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 10 SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon its passage. |
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