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MA H167

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Aaron Saunders

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Origin

House of Representatives

194th General Court

AI Summary

  • Creates a "Reduced Testing Allowance" certification program allowing marijuana establishments that pass all required testing protocols for every harvest batch over a 6-12 week period (42-84 days) to qualify for reduced testing requirements for 1 year

  • Adds statutory definitions for "Sample" (items collected from marijuana establishments for independent lab testing) and "Test Batch" (group of samples from a single cultivation or production batch submitted for testing)

  • Establishes tiered sampling requirements based on cultivation batch weight: 8 samples (4 grams total) for batches up to 20 pounds, 15 samples (7.5 grams) for 20-40 pounds, 23 samples (11.5 grams) for 40-100 pounds, and 29 samples (14.5 grams) for 100+ pounds

  • Directs the Cannabis Control Commission to establish regulations for the reduced testing certification program and batch sampling procedures

Legislative Description

To create a competitive cannabis testing program

Last Action

Hearing rescheduled to 07/22/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

7/9/2025

Committee Referrals

Cannabis Policy2/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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