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| 2 | 2 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2434 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 3 | 3 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 96 |
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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 | | Patrick M. O'Connor |
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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 THC potency limits for types of marijuana. |
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| 13 | 13 | | _______________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | PETITION OF: |
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| 15 | 15 | | NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Patrick M. O'ConnorFirst Plymouth and Norfolk 1 of 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2434 FILED ON: 1/17/2025 |
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| 17 | 17 | | SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 96 |
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| 18 | 18 | | By Mr. O'Connor, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 96) of Patrick M. O'Connor for |
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| 19 | 19 | | legislation to further regulate THC potency limits for certain types of marijuana. Cannabis |
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| 20 | 20 | | Policy. |
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| 21 | 21 | | [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | SEE HOUSE, NO. 154 OF 2021-2022.] |
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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 THC potency limits for types of marijuana. |
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| 29 | 29 | | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority |
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| 30 | 30 | | of the same, as follows: |
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| 31 | 31 | | 1 SECTION 1. Subsection (a1/2) of section 4 of chapter 94G of the General Laws is hereby |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2amended by striking clause (xxv) and inserting in place thereof the following: |
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| 33 | 33 | | 3 (xxv) requirements for reasonable THC potency limits for each type of marijuana product |
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| 34 | 34 | | 4sold by a licensee and reasonable potency or dosing limits for marijuana concentrates and edible |
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| 35 | 35 | | 5products, that shall, at a minimum, include: (1) a prohibition on marijuana flower with potency in |
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| 36 | 36 | | 6excess of 10% THC; (2) a prohibition on marijuana concentrates intended for inhalation |
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| 37 | 37 | | 7following vaporization or combustion that exceed 5mg THC per metered serving, or with |
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| 38 | 38 | | 8potency exceeding 10%; (3) a prohibition on concentrated forms of marijuana products which |
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| 39 | 39 | | 9fail to clearly provide metered, or otherwise measured, standard delivered servings of 5 mg THC; |
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| 40 | 40 | | 10(4) a prohibition on packages of marijuana concentrate that exceed 20 metered or measured 2 of 2 |
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| 41 | 41 | | 11servings of 5 mg; (5) a prohibition on any marijuana product with added sweeteners; (6) a |
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| 42 | 42 | | 12prohibition on any marijuana product with a characterizing flavor for which the primary use is |
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| 43 | 43 | | 13human inhalation of the gases, particles, vapors or byproducts released as a result of the |
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| 44 | 44 | | 14combustion, electrical ignition, or vaporization of the flavored marijuana product; (7) a |
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| 45 | 45 | | 15prohibition on any inhalable cannabinoid product containing non-cannabis-derived substances, |
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| 46 | 46 | | 16including flavors, non-cannabis terpenes, and/or chemicals that alter a legal THC product’s |
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| 47 | 47 | | 17consistency, texture, or viscosity; (8) a prohibition on any liquid marijuana products intended for |
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| 48 | 48 | | 18consumption by mouth, except for tinctures; (9) a prohibition on components to strengthen the |
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| 49 | 49 | | 19intoxicating psychological effects of any marijuana product. |
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