Video & Transcript Research : 'intoxicated operation'

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MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • The remainder of those sections relate to changes to cannabis business licensing and operations.
  • Um primarily technical operations.
  • hemp operators, especially in rural<00:12:56.480> areas.
  • locked behind the register, like intoxicating products.
  • You would have a intoxicating products.
Keywords: 1183, house
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • Did you look into that operation and the closure of that operation here?
  • Did you look into that operation and the closure of that operation here?
  • operating uh, in Hawaii's waters. operating uh, in Hawaii's waters.
  • It upgrades the offense of operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant while highly intoxicated
  • intox DUI are not probation eligible. intox DUI are not probation eligible.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard SB 2694 SD2, which would authorize the Public Utilities Commission to create automatic adjustment mechanisms for water carriers, including a water carrier inflationary cost index, and to waive certain requirements under the Hawaii Water Carrier Act. Testimony was sharply divided. The Department of Transportation, Young Brothers, and several shipping, harbor, labor, and business-related supporters argued the bill would modernize regulation, reduce the need for large catch-up rate cases, and help keep rates aligned with rising costs. Young Brothers said its current rate-setting process is expensive and delayed, and that annual adjustments with guardrails such as a 5% cap and periodic full reviews would support sustainable operations and the state’s supply chain. Some supporters also said the company’s less-than-container-load service and required inter-island routes create costs that are not fully covered by current rates. Opponents, including the Consumer Advocate, the Maui Chamber of Commerce, Hawaii Food Industry Association, restaurant and chamber groups, and other businesses, argued the bill would lead to higher costs for consumers and businesses and should not move forward. Several testified that shipping costs already significantly affect pricing and that automatic increases would worsen the cost of living. The Consumer Advocate said Young Brothers should focus on cost control and implementing its business plan rather than automatic rate increases. The Maui Chamber and others pointed to a recent PUC decision that imposed a two-year stay on rate increases and said the bill would undermine that protection. Some opponents urged the committee to defer to the PUC’s regulatory authority. The PUC explained that it regulates water carriers as public utilities under existing statute and said it had recently approved a temporary rate increase while imposing a two-year stayout period on further increases, with emergency relief still possible. PUC members said they were still examining whether they have authority to adopt the proposed WICI mechanism by rule and wanted legislative clarity. In response to questions, the PUC said it prefers the current two-year stayout as reflected in its order. Young Brothers also clarified that it serves less-than-container-load cargo, that some routes and services are cross-subsidized because they are not profitable, and that an independent observer is being put in place to monitor implementation of its updated business plan. The transcript ended with the committee still taking questions; no final vote or disposition on the bill was shown.
TX

Texas 89th 1st C.S.

Public Health Aug 13th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're seeing a lot more intoxicated drivers.
  • That's not a technicality; that's high-grade intoxication.
  • So there's just intoxicating—it’s in the category of intoxicating products. Thanks.
  • We are a second-generation family-run farming operation.
  • Between our indoor and outdoor operations, Between our indoor and outdoor operations, we have grown to
Summary: The House Committee on Public Health heard House Bill 5, a proposal to ban THC products outside the Texas Compassionate Use Program while allowing non-intoxicating CBD and CBG products under tighter regulation. Chair Van Deaver gave a lengthy background on the 2018 federal Farm Bill and Texas’s 2019 hemp law, arguing that the lack of guardrails allowed a large, unregulated THC market to develop. HB 5 would impose licensing fees, product registration, testing and inspection requirements, and restrictions intended to keep products away from children. Invited witnesses from law enforcement strongly supported the bill. Steve Dye of the Texas Police Chiefs Association and Brian Hawthorne of the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas argued that THC consumables are widely mislabeled, often far more potent than advertised, and linked to youth access, impaired driving, and organized crime. Both said regulation would be ineffective and would amount to legalization, while a ban would be easier for officers to enforce. They also emphasized support for the Texas Compassionate Use Program and said medical THC should remain available. Dr. Peter Stout of the Texas Association of Crime Lab Directors and Alice Amelot of Texas DPS testified as resource witnesses about forensic testing. They said current lab resources are already stretched thin, that quantitative testing for THC and related cannabinoids is expensive and time-consuming, and that a ban would simplify enforcement because labs could focus on presence/absence testing rather than concentration. Amelot said DPS labs are neutral on the bill but explained that mislabeled products and inaccurate certificates of analysis are common. Committee members asked about traffic safety, impairment, youth use, and the costs of enforcement and lab testing; witnesses repeatedly said the bill would reduce complexity for law enforcement but that any approach would still require more resources for labs.
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • Mislabeling is leading to accidental intoxication.
  • Rather, they operate within a retail model that's built around the sale of intoxicating substances.
  • First, none of them operate the same way.
  • the state for the ongoing operations costs.
  • We've been operating that for a few years now.
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:39:00.160> scapegoat<00:39:00.640> the know which operators scapegoat the know
  • It specifies that operating a vehicle under the influence of intoxicant or a highly intoxicated driver
  • Highly intoxicated<00:46:09.760> drivers,<00:46:10.319> drivers<00:46:10.640> who
  • ><00:46:10.800> have<00:46:10.880> a intoxicated drivers, drivers who have a intoxicated
  • A second high-intoxication DUI would be a class C felony.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Committee on Transportation heard several vehicle and traffic safety measures. HB 2347, which would require the director of transportation to adopt rules allowing mobile vehicle safety inspections, drew support from DOT and individual testifiers who said it would add convenience and efficiency for passenger vehicle owners. Committee members questioned how home or driveway inspections would handle safety standards such as headlight checks and whether added convenience would come with higher costs; DOT also said it would follow up on inspection fees and audit procedures. HB 182, which would exempt motorcycles and passenger cars from safety inspections, received opposition from DOT, the Hawaii Police Department, and the City and County of Honolulu Department of Customer Services, with Grassroot Institute in support. HB 2022, which would equalize county and state annual vehicle registration fees, was opposed by the Hawaii Transportation Association because it would raise costs that would likely be passed on to consumers. The committee also took testimony on HB 1708, which would make operating a vehicle under the influence at a high intoxication level a class C felony and add probation requirements. Prosecutors, police, DOT, and the Honolulu customer services department supported the bill, while the Public Defender’s Office opposed it, arguing that it would increase court workload, require more defense resources, and create collateral consequences, including possible immigration impacts. Several witnesses and members discussed a proposed HD1 that would change the bill to a graduated penalty structure, making a first offense a misdemeanor and a second offense a felony, while also addressing deferred pleas and DUI deferrals. The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office supported the bill’s intent but warned that Oahu lacks a reliable electronic or telephonic warrant system, which could lead to more refusals and additional court impacts. HB 2086, which would amend negligent injury in the first degree to include injuries negligently inflicted by intoxicated drivers, received support from DOT, county prosecutors, police, and the Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office. Honolulu’s prosecutor supported the bill but recommended against the attached HD1, saying the current drafting better preserves negligent injury as a lesser included offense and avoids blending it with a separate statutory scheme. HB 2154, which would create a framework for intelligent speed assist technology and require a report to the legislature, was supported by DOT, county police, Smart Start LLC, AAA Hawaii, and others, with the Alliance for Automobile Innovation offering comments and proposed amendments. A testifier described the bill as a way to prevent repeat speeding by limiting vehicles from accelerating beyond the speed limit. No votes or final committee actions were taken in the excerpt.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 03/13/25

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:02:35.720> liquor issue an onsale intoxicating liquor issue an onsale intoxicating liquor
  • you've had a chance to visit and see how our food hall operates.
  • <00:25:57.720> and new uh new style of food operations and new uh new style of food operations
  • <00:42:37.960> defined for possible hours of operation defined for possible hours of operation
  • Restaurant Group which owns and operates Restaurant Group which owns and operates 20<00:43:24.240
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
MN
Transcript Highlights:
  • THC is intoxicating. CBD is not.
  • intoxicating canabonoids non- intoxicating canabonoids um<00:31:02.880> to<00:31:03.520> 25
  • shelf is not intoxicating. shelf is not intoxicating.
  • And it's not even intoxicating.
  • And it's not even intoxicating.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • As I'm sure most of you know, the deputy AG is basically the chief operating officer of an AG's office
  • Online sales of illegal cannabis and intoxicating hemp products have made it incredibly difficult for
  • Online sales of illegal cannabis and intoxicating hemp products have made it incredibly difficult for
  • Most concerning of all is that intoxicating hemp is incredibly easy for minors to access.
  • Access by minors is not a bug; it is a feature of the intoxicating hemp model.
Summary: The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee heard several bills focused on AI, immigration-related health care protections, digital financial assets, and online cannabis/hemp sales. SB 69 by Senator McNerney would create an AI-focused team within the Department of Justice to build enforcement expertise on civil rights, public safety, and legal issues tied to AI. SB 81 by Senator Arreguín would codify hospital and health facility policies limiting disclosure of patient immigration status and restricting immigration enforcement access without a judicial warrant. SB 97 by Senator Grayson would update and clarify California’s digital financial assets licensing law. SB 243 by Senator Padilla would impose guardrails on AI companion chatbots, including disclosures, anti-addictive design limits, self-harm protocols, and a private right of action. SB 378 by Senator Wiener would allow civil penalties against online marketplaces that advertise illicit intoxicating hemp and unlicensed cannabis products. Testimony on SB 69 emphasized that California needs in-house AI enforcement expertise at the DOJ; supporters said AG offices generally lack tech-policy specialists, while members asked about the Attorney General’s role and noted the office was neutral. SB 81 drew broad support from nurses, immigrant advocates, hospitals, labor, and community groups, who argued that hospitals should remain safe places for care regardless of immigration status; there was no opposition. SB 97 was described as a technical cleanup bill with stakeholder consensus, and the main public comment focused on ensuring blockchain-based nonfinancial products are not unintentionally swept into the law. SB 243 generated the most debate. Supporters, including the mother of a Florida teen who died by suicide after interacting with a chatbot, urged stronger protections for minors and vulnerable users. Opponents argued the bill’s definitions were too broad and could capture general-purpose AI systems, and raised concerns about privacy, cost, and a private right of action. Committee members largely supported the bill’s intent and discussed the need for guardrails without stifling innovation. SB 378 was supported by cannabis workers, retailers, and local government representatives who said online sales of untested intoxicating hemp and illegal cannabis are harming public health and the legal market; opponents from hemp and tech groups argued the bill could sweep in lawful hemp businesses and that definitions need refinement. The committee ultimately passed SB 69, SB 81, SB 97, SB 243, and SB 378, with SB 81 and SB 243 amended, and all five bills were sent onward to their next committees.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 4/2/25

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Operators like Viro can confidently operate its business, hire more workers, and our state's cannabis
  • <01:04:58.559> operators medicine will remain viable. operators medicine will remain viable
  • 01:05:00.880> operate<01:05:01.200> its like Viro can confidently operate its like Viro
  • power to the two multi-state operators power to the two multi-state operators that<01:21:10.800>
  • up, which was local Minnesota operators. up, which was local Minnesota operators.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • It will not disrupt the workforce or business operations of agencies employing QASPs, and it will not
  • Justin Fansall on behalf of the California Cannabis Operators Association, in strong support.
  • Chair Justin Fansall on behalf of the California Cannabis Operators Association in strong support.
  • That is not where the Hemp Roundtable wanted the law. more intoxicating.
  • We want to get rid of... ...do make it intoxicating. We understand that.
Summary: The Assembly Business and Professions Committee heard several measures, including SB 402 by Senator Valadares, which would move existing qualification requirements for qualified autism service providers and related professionals from the Health and Safety Code and Insurance Code into the Business and Professions Code without changing the standards. Supporters said it was a technical cleanup that would improve consistency and legislative oversight, while an opponent argued the bill was unnecessary and could create access issues; another witness urged inclusion of the QABA credentialing board. The committee approved SB 402 on a due pass motion to the Committee on Health. The committee also heard SB 378 by Senator Wiener, aimed at online platforms that facilitate sales of illicit cannabis and intoxicating hemp products. Supporters, including labor, local government, and cannabis industry representatives, said the bill would help protect consumers, minors, legal businesses, and tax revenue by creating accountability for online marketplaces. Opponents from the hemp industry and TechNet argued the bill was overly broad, could sweep in legitimate platforms and payment services, and should better distinguish bad actors from compliant hemp businesses; members discussed implementation, enforcement through a private right of action, and coordination with AB 8. The committee passed SB 378 to the Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection. Senator Arreguín presented SB 779, which would establish minimum enforcement fines for Contractors State License Board citations where minimums are currently very low or absent, and would raise the board’s reserve cap from six months to 12 months. The sponsor said the changes would better match penalties to violations and help support consumer protection and board operations during economic downturns. There was no opposition, and the committee approved SB 779 as amended to the Committee on Appropriations. The committee also approved the consent calendar, which included SB 344 and AB 652, both sent to Appropriations. SB 508 was not heard because it had been pulled by the author.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Aug 13th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • We're seeing a lot more intoxicated drivers.
  • It doesn't, it's not intoxicating.
  • That's high-grade intoxication.
  • If it's not intoxicating and from everything I've seen, if it's less than 3%, it is not intoxicating.
  • I urge you to ban intoxicating cannabis.
Bills: HB5
TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • One, the sexual encounter was stopped during the sting operation.
  • The other person cannot consent because of intoxication or impairment by any substance.
  • To say that someone knows someone's intoxicated... is actually a subjective standard.
  • The law already recognizes that intoxication impairs judgment when it comes to driving.
  • Why doesn't our law recognize that intoxication impairs the ability to consent to sex?
Bills: HB75, HB108
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

House panel considers election security bill, HF2073 3/19/25

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Section one relates to the election day registration process and eliminates the requirement that operators
  • place where intoxicating place where intoxicating Liquors<00:20:16.559> uh<00:20:17.080><
  • to be intoxicated in a polling place.
  • to be intoxicated in a polling place.
  • in a polling place or to be intoxicated in a polling place or to be intoxicated in<00:24:22.080>
Keywords: 1183, house
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Commerce and Consumer Protection - 02/18/25

Commerce and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • Today we talk about one of those changes: the delivery of intoxicating beverages into one's private home
  • <00:01:12.880> beverages<00:01:13.439> into delivery of intoxicating beverages into
  • delivery of intoxicating beverages into one's<00:01:14.040> private<00:01:14.400> home
  • DoorDash, in contrast, still operates with a food delivery model that includes alcohol.
  • DoorDash, in contrast, still operates with a food delivery model that includes alcohol.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs (01/22/2025)

Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:08:37.240> cannabinoids include non intoxicating cannabinoids include non intoxicating
  • products remain non intoxicating products remain non intoxicating aligning<00:09:40.560> with
  • one but there are many non- intoxicating one but there are many non- intoxicating<00:15:50.560> canabo
  • <00:16:52.000> canono these other um non- intoxicating canono these other um non- intoxicating
  • c> non<00:17:09.839> intoxicating THC but these non intoxicating THC but these non intoxicating
Keywords: 1189, house, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so this, when we understood the presence of intoxicating hemp.
  • It ensures that legal intoxicating hemp products are only sold in licensed dispensaries, so it merges
  • We do not make psychoactive or intoxicating products, and by broad-brushing THC beverages and our non-intoxicating
  • I would 100% support this bill if exemptions were provided for non-intoxicating products.
  • There is not enough hemp grown in Massachusetts to supply one month of CBD to just the CCC operators
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Agriculture and Fisheries held its second hearing and heard testimony on a wide range of bills, including food security, cottage food entrepreneurship, hemp regulation, lobster industry support, pesticide restrictions, pollinator protections, pet cemeteries, and municipal land rights. Committee chairs outlined hearing procedures, noted that 19 bills were on the docket, and took testimony both in person and remotely, with several legislators testifying out of turn because of scheduling conflicts. Several speakers supported food access and local economic opportunity bills. Representative Howard and Senator Oliveira backed the Food Justice Frontline Program and a cottage food/food entrepreneur bill, arguing they would fund nonprofit food security organizations, create jobs, improve SNAP/HIP outreach, and reduce barriers for home-based food businesses. Eastie Farm representatives and a student testified in favor of the food justice bill, describing food insecurity in East Boston and the need for grants, youth involvement, and multilingual outreach. Sidney Travis of the Institute for Justice also supported cottage food reforms, saying current municipal permitting rules create unequal access and that cottage foods are generally safe. The committee also heard sharply divided testimony on hemp legislation. Senator Comerford supported S. 54 as a public health measure to ban synthetic THC products, restrict intoxicating hemp sales to licensed dispensaries, and fund local enforcement, while Laura Beiner, John Nathan, and Elizabeth Wendorf opposed the bill or parts of it, warning it would harm compliant hemp businesses and small farmers. Representative Arena-DeRosa testified in support of a related pollinator bill, and Adam Karachi opposed pesticide restrictions for schools while Deborah Smith supported them, arguing existing protections should be expanded to other child-centered locations. The committee also heard support for a bill to aid lobstermen affected by right whale protections, a bill to preserve private pet cemeteries, and a municipal right-of-first-refusal bill for agricultural and recreational land. No votes or final actions were taken during the hearing.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • license for having cannabis or intoxicating hemp.
  • This expands the definition of cannabis product to include intoxicating hemp and brings intoxicating
  • hemp into the cannabis tax Intoxicating hemp and brings intoxicating hemp into the cannabis tax program
  • Intoxicating hemp is integrated into the cannabis tax program.
  • One, there are new inspections now that intoxicating hemp is banned.
Summary: The Assembly Budget Subcommittee on State Administration heard several budget proposals from CDTFA, the Board of Equalization, and the Franchise Tax Board. The first panel focused on cannabis, hemp, flavored tobacco, and related enforcement. CDTFA requested ongoing funding to implement cannabis tax changes, enforce the new intoxicating hemp restrictions and flavored tobacco seizure authority, and continue compliance work. The department said it is targeting illicit product, protecting licensed businesses, and using referrals from the public and lawmakers to focus inspections. The LAO supported some of the proposals but urged the Legislature to treat them as part of a longer-term enforcement strategy and raised concerns about the use of General Fund support for cannabis enforcement. Public testimony on the cannabis item largely supported stronger enforcement and funding for the legal market. The committee also heard CDTFA’s request to reappropriate funds for an upgrade to the CROS tax collection system, which would improve taxpayer services, security, and software maintenance without adding new money. A separate CDTFA proposal would make all delivery network companies, such as DoorDash and Uber Eats, marketplace facilitators for sales tax purposes. CDTFA said the change would reduce confusion for restaurants and improve compliance, while the LAO questioned whether the proposal functioned more like a tax increase because it would also capture service fees. Members raised affordability concerns, but the proposal was framed by the administration as a parity and compliance measure. The subcommittee then considered a governor’s proposal for a sustainable aviation fuel tax credit. Finance argued the credit would help decarbonize aviation and support in-state production, while the LAO recommended rejection, citing cost, uncertainty about environmental benefits, possible diversion of diesel excise tax revenues from transportation programs, and concerns about consistency with voter-approved transportation funding rules. Testimony from airlines, labor unions, airports, and refinery workers strongly supported the credit, emphasizing union jobs, refinery conversions, and emissions reductions, while fuel retailers and some others warned about fiscal risk and higher fuel prices. The chair and some members expressed support for the proposal despite the funding concerns. Finally, the BOE presented an IT modernization project for state-assessed property administration, saying the current system is outdated and manual and that a new system is needed to improve accuracy, cybersecurity, and workflow efficiency, especially with a likely increase in workload from new VoIP assessments. The LAO asked for more justification for the timing, but BOE said the urgency stems from aging systems and growing workload. BOE also requested modest funding to implement SB 293 changes to intergenerational property transfers and wildfire relief guidance, which the LAO did not oppose. The Franchise Tax Board began its presentation on the final phase of its Enterprise Data to Revenue modernization effort, describing the project’s rollout across audit, collections, legal, and filing enforcement workloads and noting it is now in a warranty period.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Licensing & Administrative Procedures Mar 11th, 2025

Licensing & Administrative Procedures

Transcript Highlights:
  • Their job is to ensure that the businesses operating within communities are operating safely.
  • We look at just intoxication.
  • So if somebody is drinking alcohol mixed with CBD and they're intoxicated.
  • It would be... against the law if somebody became intoxicated at the location.
  • . and doing intoxicated undercover operations where we're looking at, are they being over- served.
Keywords: 1184, house, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Justice Feb 11th, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • We need to increase funding for law enforcement to crack down on illegal grow operations and cartels
  • I know that we're also adding on here any intoxicating substance.
  • I know that we're also adding on here any intoxicating substance.
  • One is with the 'or any intoxicating substance' language. ...with the senator about.
  • One is with the 'or any intoxicating substance' language.
Summary: The committee heard a presentation from Jessica Spencer on cannabis, criminal justice, and mental health. She argued that marijuana products have become far more potent over time, that high-potency THC and hemp-derived products are widely available in Florida, and that daily or near-daily use can contribute to addiction, psychosis, and other mental health problems, especially for adolescents. She also said cannabis is linked to violent crime and suicide in some cases, urged more prevention funding in schools, stronger regulation of Delta-8 and similar products, better law enforcement and regulatory oversight, expanded treatment and diversion options, and more expungement opportunities for simple possession. Senators questioned her about potency data, testing methods, and whether she was claiming causation in violent cases; she said she was and noted she had worked on the No on 3 campaign while still favoring decriminalization of simple possession rather than full legalization. The committee then took up several bills. CS/SB 150, “Trooper’s Law,” was amended and reported favorably; it makes extreme animal cruelty during a declared emergency a third-degree felony, inspired by the rescue of a dog during Hurricane Milton. SB 234, the Jason Rayner Act, was reported favorably after debate over its changes to self-defense language and mandatory life imprisonment for manslaughter committed against a law enforcement officer; supporters said it closes a loophole exposed in the Rayner case, while opponents raised concerns about unintended consequences and mandatory sentencing. CS/SB 138, “Trenton’s Law,” also passed after amendment; it increases penalties for repeat DUI/vehicular homicide offenders and adds language on intoxicating substances, with supporters citing the death of Trenton Stewart and opponents warning about cannabis impairment standards and first refusal penalties. SB 130, dealing with compensation for wrongful incarceration, was reported favorably. The bill removes Florida’s “clean hands” bar, extends the filing deadline from 90 days to two years, and allows exonerees with factual innocence findings to pursue compensation and civil remedies. Support came from innocence and civil liberties advocates. The committee also received a law enforcement presentation from Florida Highway Patrol Lieutenant Channing Taylor on impaired driving enforcement, DRE training, and crash data, emphasizing that drug impairment—especially cannabis—plays a major role in fatal crashes and that officers rely on observation and field testing because roadside chemical testing is limited.
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Formal House Session 51 Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • He worked as operations director in Long Beach, California, YMCA.
  • He worked as operations director in Long Beach, California, YMCA, for 10 years, and in 2019, Mr.
  • The market has rapidly matured, and recently we have seen licensees for the first time cease operations
  • And recently, we have seen medical licenses cease to operate.
  • hemp products are able to skirt regulations meant to control access to intoxicating hemp, cannabis,
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and welcomed students from the Frederick C. Murphy School in Weymouth, along with other guests introduced by members. The chamber then suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow several petitions to be referred, including proposals on alcohol labeling for beers consumed on premises, parity in funding for regional vocational and traditional public schools, and legal protections for victims of childhood sexual abuse. The main floor business was House No. 4187, An Act Modernizing the Commonwealth’s Cannabis Laws, reported by Ways and Means as a substitute bill. Members speaking in support described it as a comprehensive overhaul of the Cannabis Control Commission and the state’s cannabis and hemp regulatory framework. The bill would reduce and restructure the CCC, expand options for cannabis businesses and social equity operators, raise license and ownership caps, remove the vertical integration requirement for medical marijuana, and create stronger rules for hemp and CBD products, including a ban on unregulated intoxicating hemp products and a new regulatory structure for allowable hemp beverages and CBD items. Several amendments were offered and adopted by roll call, including changes narrowing the hemp beverage ban from 11 ounces to 7.5 ounces, requiring out-of-state testing labs to be certified in good standing with the commission, and other technical revisions. After debate, the House passed H. 4187 to be engrossed by a roll call vote of 153-0. The chamber also passed to be engrossed two sick leave bank bills, for Andrew Satara and Dana Johnson, and ordered House No. 1590, establishing a sick leave bank for Eric J. Wenaka, to a third reading. The House then adopted an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. and adjourned.