S 62 Massachusetts Senate · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act relative to data transparency in the cannabis industry

This bill requires the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission to publish detailed testing data from independent laboratories on a public website. The legislation mandates that the commission release industry-wide and per-lab averages for various chemical contaminants, potency levels, and terpene profiles, including data submitted before the law takes effect. Additionally, the commission must investigate and explain any significant discrepancies in testing results between individual labs and update this information quarterly. The bill also directs the commission to create specific regulations to implement these transparency requirements within one year of the law's effective date.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2024
House Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action Feb 20, 2024
Floor votes

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This bill passed the House. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
4
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Feb 20, 2024
Upper · Passed
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
House concurred
lower
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Cannabis Policy
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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John Velis
DDemocratic
MA
Hampden and Hampshire