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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1632  FILED ON: 1/15/2025
  HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 185
  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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  PRESENTED BY:
  Chynah Tyler
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
        Court assembled:
        The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
  An Act to remove HCA real estate barriers to equitable participation in the cannabis industry.
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  PETITION OF:
NAME:  DISTRICT/ADDRESS:  DATE ADDED:
Chynah Tyler  7th Suffolk  1/15/2025
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  HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1632  FILED ON: 1/15/2025
       HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 185
    By Representative Tyler of Boston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 185) of Chynah
    Tyler for legislation to remove host community agreement real estate barriers to equitable
    participation in the cannabis industry. Cannabis Policy.
  [SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
  SEE HOUSE, NO. 124 OF 2023-2024.]
  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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  In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
  (2025-2026)
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    An Act to remove HCA real estate barriers to equitable participation in the cannabis industry.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
    of the same, as follows:
1  Subsection (a½) of section 4 of chapter 94G, as amended by Chapter 180 of the Acts of
2   2022so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out clauses (xxxi) and inserting in place thereof
3   the following clauses:-
4  (xxxi) establish procedures and policies for municipalities to promote and encourage full
5   participation in the regulated marijuana industry during negotiations of host community
6   agreements with social equity program businesses and economic empowerment priority
7   applicants, including policies and procedures that enable such businesses to obtain host
8   community agreements without requiring a signed lease or real estate letter of intent; and
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