Bill > H4327

This bill aims to clarify and strengthen the authority of the Cannabis Control Commission (CCC) regarding host community agreements between municipalities and marijuana establishments or medical marijuana treatment centers. The key provisions are: 1. It requires such establishments to execute a host community agreement with the municipality, unless the municipality chooses to waive this requirement. The agreement must outline the conditions for the establishment's operation, and any community impact fee cannot exceed 3% of gross sales or be effective for longer than 5 years. 2. It gives the CCC the express authority to review, regulate, and enforce all host community agreements. The bill also requires any costs imposed on the municipality by the establishment's operation to be documented and considered public records. 3. It allows the CCC to establish regulations regarding the host community agreement requirements and procedures, including the criteria for the types of municipal costs that can be included in the community impact fee calculation. The goal of this bill is to provide more oversight and standardization around the negotiation and terms of host community agreements between marijuana businesses and municipalities.

Health and Social Services

Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy (J)

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4327