Massachusetts senators have approved a bill that would double the legal marijuana possession limit for adults and revise the regulatory framework for the state’s adult-use cannabis market.
The Senate Ways and Means Committee on Thursday unanimously passed the legislation in a 16-0 vote, sending it to the floor for consideration by the full chamber as early as next week. The House passed similar legislation over the summer.
Among the proposed revisions to the state’s cannabis law is a section that would increase the personal possession limit for marijuana from one to two ounces. Colorado enacted the same reform in 2021 after that state’s cannabis market matured.
A committee fact-sheet on the Massachusetts legislation states that the policy change is being put forward “in response to the fact that recreational cannabis use has been a common practice for more than seven years.”
In addition to the possession increase, the bill would reduce the size and revise the organization of the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC), while also updating limits on marijuana business licensing.
The commission would further be tasked with promoting participation in the medical cannabis industry by people who’ve been disproportionately impacted by prohibition and studying mental health outcomes related to
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