Senate ready to revisit marijuana laws, host community agreements

Colin A. Young

BOSTON — The Senate is planning next week to debate legislation targeting persistent issues with host community agreements and social equity in the growing legal cannabis industry in Massachusetts.

There was no objection Thursday among members of the Senate Ways and Means Committee to favorably advancing a redrafted version of a bill to put tighter restrictions on the legally required contracts between marijuana businesses and their host communities, establish a Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund and lay the groundwork for cities and towns to allow on-site cannabis consumption establishments. Five committee members, three Democrats and two Republicans, opted to reserve their rights and did not weigh in favorably or unfavorably.

The Senate placed the bill on the agenda for Thursday, April 7, and established a deadline of 3 p.m. Monday for senators to propose amendments.

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