An Act relative to vertical integration of medical marijuana businesses
This bill updates Massachusetts medical marijuana laws to allow businesses to operate vertically, meaning a single company can grow, manufacture, and sell medical cannabis products. It achieves this by replacing the term "medical marijuana treatment center" with "medical marijuana establishment" across several state statutes to broaden the scope of licensed operations. The legislation also introduces new definitions for key terms, such as "fully integrated medical marijuana treatment center," which specifically describes a business capable of cultivating, processing, and selling medical marijuana. These changes directly affect existing and future medical marijuana license holders by permitting them to control more stages of the production and distribution process under one license.
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023
Last action Feb 20, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Cannabis Policy
lower
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dave Rogers
DDemocratic
Co
Angelo Puppolo
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Jones
RRepublican
Co
Dan Cahill
DDemocratic
Co
David DeCoste
RRepublican
Co
David LeBoeuf
DDemocratic
Co
Jake Oliveira
DDemocratic
Co
Jenny Armini
DDemocratic
Co
Jim Arciero
DDemocratic
Co
Joan Lovely
DDemocratic
Co
John Cronin
DDemocratic
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