MA S1069

Bill

MA S1069

Relative to safe limits on home growing of marijuana

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to safe limits on home growing of marijuana. Marijuana Policy.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Massachusetts General Laws to set safe limits on the home growing of marijuana. Specifically, it allows individuals to possess up to 2 ounces of marijuana and to cultivate up to 6 marijuana plants per residence, with a maximum of 3 mature, flowering plants. The bill also allows municipal governments to enact reasonable by-laws or ordinances to regulate home cultivation, and requires state agencies to publish guidelines on the safe cultivation of marijuana on personal property.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (5)

Jason Lewis (D), Joe McKenna (R), Richard Ross (R), Angelo Scaccia (D), Steve Ultrino (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2488 (on 04/26/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1069

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1069
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1069.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1050	Relative to a medical marijuana pilot program	Accompanied a new draft, see H3768	Similar To
H1052	Increasing certain civil penalties for unlawful possession of marijuana	Accompanied a new draft, see H3768	Similar To
H1053	Relative to licensing of recreational marijuana facilities	Accompanied a new draft, see H3768	Similar To
H1057	Relative to local voter approval of marijuana regulations	Accompanied a new draft, see H3768	Similar To
H2785	Relative to the expungement of records of marijuana arrests	Accompanied a study order, see H4585	Similar To
H3194	Relative to the use of cash assistance	Accompanied a new draft, see H3768	Similar To
H3732	Ratifying and validating the adoption of a marijuana establishment prohibition in the town of Reading	Accompanied a study order, see H4585	Similar To
H3776	To ensure the public health and safety of patient and consumer access to medical and adult use of marijuana in the Commonwealth	Reported by H3818	Similar To
H3818	To ensure safe access to marijuana	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2017	Similar To
S1059	Relative to the use and legal effects of marijuana	Accompanied a study order, see S2488	Similar To
S1060	Relative to the repeal of the Citizen Referendum Law on marijuana	Accompanied a study order, see S2488	Similar To
S1061	Relative to edible marijuana products	Accompanied a study order, see S2488	Similar To
S1062	Relative to chapter 351 of the acts of 2016	Accompanied a study order, see S2488	Similar To
S1064	Relative to the regulatory authority for oversight of the recreational marijuana industry	Accompanied a study order, see S2488	Similar To
S1065	Strengthening local control over recreational marijuana businesses	Accompanied a study order, see S2488	Similar To
S1078	Relative to the marketing and visibility of recreational marijuana	Accompanied a study order, see S2488	Similar To
S2488	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Marijuana Policy to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to marijuana policy issues	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1050

Relative to a medical marijuana pilot program

Accompanied a new draft, see H3768

Similar To

H1052

Increasing certain civil penalties for unlawful possession of marijuana

Accompanied a new draft, see H3768

Similar To

H1053

Relative to licensing of recreational marijuana facilities

Accompanied a new draft, see H3768

Similar To

H1057

Relative to local voter approval of marijuana regulations

Accompanied a new draft, see H3768

Similar To

H2785

Relative to the expungement of records of marijuana arrests

Accompanied a study order, see H4585

Similar To

H3194

Relative to the use of cash assistance

Accompanied a new draft, see H3768

Similar To

H3732

Ratifying and validating the adoption of a marijuana establishment prohibition in the town of Reading

Accompanied a study order, see H4585

Similar To

H3776

To ensure the public health and safety of patient and consumer access to medical and adult use of marijuana in the Commonwealth

Reported by H3818

Similar To

H3818

To ensure safe access to marijuana

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2017

Similar To

S1059

Relative to the use and legal effects of marijuana