Massachusetts House lawmakers have unanimously passed a bill to double the legal marijuana possession limit for adults and revise the regulatory framework for the state’s adult-use cannabis market.
The House of Representatives approved the legislation in a vote of 155-0 on Wednesday. If the Senate follows suit, which is expected this week, the proposal would head to the desk of Gov. Maura Healey (D), who could then sign or veto it, allow it to become law without her signature or propose amendments for lawmakers to consider.
A bicameral conference committee had spent months working out provisions of the legislation after both chambers passed differing versions last year, and the panel approved a compromise approach on Monday.
“The conference committee report before you lays out a great roadmap for cannabis regulatory structure in the commonwealth into the future,” Rep. Daniel M. Donahue (D), who co-chaired the bicameral panel, said on the House floor ahead of the vote.
The changes to the state’s cannabis regulatory structure will “create better accountability, better transparency and greater efficiencies in overseeing our cannabis industry,” he said. “We also worked on some massive regulatory changes to the industry. I think some of these regulatory changes have been
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