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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1832 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 80 |
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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 | | Dylan A. Fernandes |
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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 to create efficiencies in the cannabis employment process. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Dylan A. FernandesPlymouth and Barnstable 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1832 FILED ON: 1/16/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 80 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. Fernandes, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 80) of Dylan A. Fernandes for |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislation to create efficiencies in the cannabis employment process by issuing single agent |
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| 20 | 20 | | registration cards. Cannabis Policy. |
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| 21 | 21 | | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
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| 22 | 22 | | _______________ |
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| 23 | 23 | | In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court |
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| 24 | 24 | | (2025-2026) |
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| 25 | 25 | | _______________ |
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| 26 | 26 | | An Act to create efficiencies in the cannabis employment process. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 28 | 28 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 29 | 29 | | 1 SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 94G of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2amended by inserting as new definitions:- |
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| 31 | 31 | | 3 “Agent registration card”, the identification card currently and validly issued by the |
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| 32 | 32 | | 4commission to a marijuana establishment or laboratory employee or agent, but not to a licensee, |
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| 33 | 33 | | 5which shall entitle the holder to perform services for marijuana establishments or laboratories. |
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| 34 | 34 | | 6 SECTION 2. Section 12 of chapter 94G, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting |
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| 35 | 35 | | 7the following subsection:- |
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| 36 | 36 | | 8 (i)(1) Any employee, agent, volunteer or other person required by the regulations |
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| 37 | 37 | | 9promulgated pursuant to section 4 shall register with the commission prior to engaging in any |
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| 38 | 38 | | 10on-site services to a marijuana establishment or laboratory related to the cultivation, harvesting, |
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| 39 | 39 | | 11preparation, packaging, storage, testing, dispensing, or transportation of marijuana. The |
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| 40 | 40 | | 12commission shall issue a single agent registration card to an individual, which agent registration 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 13card shall entitle the holder to provide such services at one or more marijuana establishments or |
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| 42 | 42 | | 14laboratories. An agent registration card shall be valid for six years from the date of issuance. An |
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| 43 | 43 | | 15agent shall be required to sign and submit a self-attestation form to the commission every 2 years |
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| 44 | 44 | | 16from the date of issuance to verify the agent’s compliance with all agent registration card |
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| 45 | 45 | | 17requirements. A licensee shall verify the validity of the agent registration cards. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 18 (2) The commission shall not require a fee for agent registration card requests made by |
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| 47 | 47 | | 19any social equity program participants and/or verified employee(s) of any social equity |
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| 48 | 48 | | 20businesses. |
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| 49 | 49 | | 21 SECTION 3. The commission shall promulgate or amend regulations as necessary to be |
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| 50 | 50 | | 22consistent with Section 1-2 not later than 365 days from the effective date of this act. |
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