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MA H146
Bill
Status
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Rob Consalvo
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AI Summary
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Maximum cannabis testing batch size required by the Cannabis Control Commission cannot be smaller than 25 pounds
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Commission must conduct annual reviews of testing regulations and protocols—including batch size requirements, pesticide limits, and bacteria/yeast/mold tests—in collaboration with MDAR, the Cannabis Advisory Board, testing labs, and marijuana establishments, with bi-annual reports to the legislature
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Environmental media testing (soils, growing media, water) prohibited; only finished marijuana and marijuana products may be tested
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Commission required to publicly publish industry-wide and per-laboratory testing data quarterly, including failure rates for pesticides, heavy metals, microbiological contaminants, residual solvents, and mycotoxins, plus THC levels for flower, vaporizer devices, and concentrates
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Commission must investigate and publicly report reasons for statistically significant outliers among individual testing laboratories; regulations must be promulgated within 365 days of enactment
Legislative Description
To create efficient cannabis testing standards
Last Action
Accompanied a new draft, see H4160
5/29/2025