MA H2385

Bill

To protect patients approved by physicians and certified by the Department of Public Health to access medical marijuana

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to providing affordable access to medical marijuana to qualifying patients. Marijuana Policy.

AI Summary

This bill seeks to protect patients approved by physicians and certified by the Department of Public Health to access medical marijuana. It amends the existing law to prohibit any penalties or discrimination against qualifying patients or their personal caregivers for the use of medical marijuana. The bill also establishes a hardship cultivation registration system, which allows qualifying patients facing financial hardship, transportation challenges, or lack of access to treatment centers to grow a reasonable amount of marijuana for their personal medical use. The bill provides detailed guidelines for the hardship cultivation program, including limits on the number of plants and caregivers, and requirements for notification and inspection.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (7)

James Cantwell (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Jonathan Hecht (D), Louis Kafka (D), Kay Khan (D), Dave Rogers (D), Frank Smizik (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H3768 (on 06/19/2017)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2385

(16 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2385
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H2385.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1050	Relative to a medical marijuana pilot program	Accompanied a new draft, see H3768	Similar To
H1058	Authorizing medical marijuana treatment centers to sell recreational marijuana beginning Jul 1, 2017	Accompanied a new draft, see H3768	Similar To
H1125	Instructing the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to study the feasibility of absorbing oversight of all “memory care” assisted living facilities and units in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H1131	Increasing nuclear power plant protections to a twenty mile radius	Accompanied a study order, see H4682	Similar To
H1133	To amend Section 5K(E) of Chapter 111	Accompanied a study order, see H4682	Similar To
H1135	Supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive social norms marketing	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H1186	To promote patient care transparency and nurse advancement	Accompanied a study order, see H4681	Similar To
H1215	Promoting radon testing	No further action taken	Similar To
H132	Regulating body art	Accompanied a new draft, see S2413	Similar To
H2382	To prevent adolescent substance use	Accompanied a new draft, see H3768	Similar To
H2386	Relative to medical marijuana pediatric patient protections	Accompanied a new draft, see H3768	Similar To
H3197	Authorizing medical marijuana treatment centers to sell recreational marijuana beginning July 1, 2017	Accompanied a new draft, see H3768	Similar To
H3201	Authorizing the town of Dennis to impose a local sales tax on certain sales of medical marijuana	Accompanied a new draft, see H3768	Similar To
H3517	Providing diaper benefits for certain parents	No further action taken	Similar To
H3768	To ensure the public health and safety of patient and consumer access to medical and adult use of marijuana in the Commonwealth	Published as amended, see H3776	Replaced by
H621	Relative to accessible medical equipment	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1050

Relative to a medical marijuana pilot program

Accompanied a new draft, see H3768

Similar To

H1058

Authorizing medical marijuana treatment centers to sell recreational marijuana beginning Jul 1, 2017

Accompanied a new draft, see H3768

Similar To

H1125

Instructing the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to study the feasibility of absorbing oversight of all “memory care” assisted living facilities and units in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4625

Similar To

H1131

Increasing nuclear power plant protections to a twenty mile radius

Accompanied a study order, see H4682

Similar To

H1133

To amend Section 5K(E) of Chapter 111

Accompanied a study order, see H4682

Similar To

H1135

Supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive social norms marketing

Accompanied a study order, see H4625

Similar To

H1186

To promote patient care transparency and nurse advancement

Accompanied a study order, see H4681

Similar To

H1215

Promoting radon testing

No further action taken

Similar To

H132

Regulating body art

Accompanied a new draft, see S2413

Similar To

H2382

To prevent adolescent substance use

Accompanied a new draft, see H3768

Similar To

H2386

Relative to medical marijuana pediatric patient protections

Accompanied a new draft, see H3768

Similar To

H3197

Authorizing medical marijuana treatment centers to sell recreational marijuana beginning July 1, 2017

Accompanied a new draft, see H3768

Similar To

H3201

Authorizing the town of Dennis to impose a local sales tax on certain sales of medical marijuana

Accompanied a new draft, see H3768

Similar To

H3517

Providing diaper benefits for certain parents

No further action taken

Similar To

H3768

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

Published as amended, see H3776

Replaced by

H621

Relative to accessible medical equipment

Accompanied a study order, see H4528

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