Bill > S2800

This bill establishes regulations for the sale of hemp products, introducing a 10.75% fee on sales of hemp products to anyone other than a marijuana establishment, with the revenue directed to a new Hemp Product Education Fund. This fund will support local boards of health in enforcing new rules that prohibit the sale of non-ingestible hemp products that are advertised as consumable, intoxicating, or packaged to resemble candy, and also restrict products containing any cannabinoid unless they are prescription drugs, marijuana products, or compliant non-ingestible hemp products. Local health boards are empowered to investigate violations, issue warnings, require educational courses, and impose civil fines, with repeated violations potentially leading to the destruction of products and the suspension or revocation of business permits and licenses. The bill also clarifies definitions for "hemp," "hemp product," and "consumable CBD product" across various chapters of Massachusetts General Laws to ensure consistent regulation and to distinguish them from marijuana.

Budget and Finance

Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries (Joint)

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S2800