Surpassing a self-imposed deadline of July 1st to have compromise legislation on Governor Baker’s desk, the Massachusetts House and Senate reached an accord and voted to approve a reconciled recreational marijuana bill on July 19, 2017. The 75-page bill addresses key issues on the minds of legislators including setting a 20% tax rate on recreational marijuana purchases and a compromise local control option that hinges on whether a city or town’s voters approved of recreational marijuana when it was on the ballot in November of 2016.
Below are highlights from the legislation...
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