MA’s Cannabis Control Commission Poised To Be Downsized, Restructured
Bill also doubles purchase and possession limits to 2 ounces
The Cannabis Control Commission is poised to be downsized from five members to three, with authority to appoint them landing solely under the governor, according to a sweeping reform bill passed by a legislative committee Monday.
The bill also doubles the amount of cannabis people can purchase per day or possess at any given time, to 2 ounces. The House and Senate both must approve the compromise bill before it can land on the governor’s desk, though so-called conference committee agreements typically face little resistance in the Democrat-led chambers.
At a time when pot prices have plummeted, the industry is in turmoil, and the commission has been through lots of upheaval, these changes are among a raft of efforts aimed at reforming the cannabis industry and its regulation. The Cannabis Conference Committee deliberated for months on the latest package.
“The legislation includes a new structure that provides clear accountability and enhances the operations of the Cannabis Control Commission,” committee cochairs Senator Adam Gómez, a Springfield Democrat, and Representative Daniel Donahue, a Worcester Democrat, said in a statement together. The bill, they added, “charts a more promising path forward for cannabis regulation.”
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