Massachusetts lawmakers have assembled a bicameral conference committee to reach a deal on 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.
After the Senate passed an amended version of the legislation in November, the House pushed back against the changes. Now appointed legislators will meet to hash out the differences between the chambers’ approaches and potentially send the House bill to the governor’s desk.
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.
Sen. Adam Gómez (D), said on the floor ahead of the Senate vote that the possession limit increase and other changes proposed by the legislation would “modernize” the state’s cannabis laws.
Gómez and Rep. Daniel Donahue (D), co-chairs of the Joint Cannabis Policy Committee, will serve as the lead negotiators of the newly formed conference committee to act on the marijuana bill.
The other conferees are Sens. Joanne Comerford (D) and Peter Durant (R), as well as Reps. Carlos Gonzalez (D) and
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