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H157 • 2025

An Act relative to prohibiting billboard advertisements of non-prescription marijuana

An Act relative to prohibiting billboard advertisements of non-prescription marijuana

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Sponsor
Patrick Joseph Kearney
Last action
2026-05-11
Official status
Accompanied a study order, see H5396 (under House Rule 27)
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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An Act relative to prohibiting billboard advertisements of non-prescription marijuana

An Act relative to prohibiting billboard advertisements of non-prescription marijuana By Representative Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to prohibiting billboard advertisements of non-prescription marijuana By Representative Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 157) of Patrick Joseph Kearney relative to prohibiting billboard advertisements of non-prescription marijuana.
  • Cannabis Policy.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-05-11 House

    Accompanied a study order, see H5396 (under House Rule 27)

  2. 2025-07-09 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 07/22/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in B-2

  3. 2025-07-09 Joint

    Hearing rescheduled to 07/22/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in A-2

  4. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Cannabis Policy

  5. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  6. House

    Reported by committee to Clerk’s Office for processing, will accompany a study order

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to prohibiting billboard advertisements of non-prescription marijuana
By Representative Kearney of Scituate, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 157) of Patrick Joseph Kearney relative to prohibiting billboard advertisements of non-prescription marijuana. Cannabis Policy.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.157

SECTION 1. Section 4 of chapter 94G of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking in line 231 after the word "misleading;" the following:-

"(2) a prohibition on advertising, marketing and branding by means of television, radio, internet, billboard or print publication unless at least 85 per cent of the audience is reasonably expected to be 21 years of age or older, as determined by reliable, up-to-date audience composition data"

and inserting in place thereof the following:- ";(2a) a prohibition on advertising, marketing and branding by means of billboards; (2b) a prohibition on advertising, marketing, and branding by means of television, radio, internet, or print publication unless at least 85 per cent of the audience is reasonably expected to be 21 years of age or older, as determined by reliable, up-to-date audience composition data"

SECTION 2.

Said section 4 of said chapter 94G of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking in line 258 after the word "unless" the following:-

"at least 85 per cent of the audience is reasonably expected to be 21 years of age or older, as determined by reliable, up-to-date audience composition data" and inserting in place thereof the following:- "entry is restricted to those 21 years of age or older."

SECTION 3.

Said section 4 of said chapter 94G of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in line 265 after the word "a" the word "conspicuous."

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