MA H3163

Bill

MA H3163

Regulating the sale of recreational 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 authorizing municipalities to prohibit the creation and operation of marijuana establishments or impose zoning ordinances for locations of retail marijuana establishments. Marijuana Policy.

AI Summary

This bill allows cities and towns in Massachusetts to prohibit the creation and operation of marijuana establishments, but only if the majority of voters in that city or town voted against the legalization of recreational marijuana and the city or town does not have a registered medical marijuana dispensary. The bill also allows cities and towns to impose their own zoning ordinances for the location of retail marijuana establishments. If a city or town does not impose a specific zoning ordinance, the default zoning ordinance would require retail marijuana establishments to be at least 500 feet from areas where children commonly congregate, similar to the zoning requirements for registered medical marijuana dispensaries.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry

Sponsors (5)

Jay Barrows (R), Donnie Berthiaume (R), Angelo D'Emilia (R), Joe McKenna (R), Richard Ross (R),

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3163

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3163
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H3163.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1096	Creating a commission to study the effects of unfunded mandates on municipalities	No further action taken	Similar To
H123	Relative to planning boards' approval of subdivision plans	Accompanied a study order, see H4563	Similar To
H1543	Relative to exempting municipalities from the gas tax	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H1576	To exempt municipalities from the gas tax	Accompanied a study order, see H4244	Similar To
H1640	Relative to regional transportation ballot initiatives	Accompanied S1551	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
H445	Amending MGL 21E AND 310 CMR 4.03	Accompanied a new draft, see H4040	Similar To
S117	Providing municipal control of liquor licenses	Hearing rescheduled to 09/12/2017 from 02:00 PM-05:00 PM in B-1	Similar To
S188	Relative to marketing prioritized development sites	Accompanied a study order, see S2486	Similar To
S259	Relative to school funding	Accompanied a study order, see S2429	Similar To

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