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H175 • 2025

An Act adding retail drive-up curbside pickup for marijuana establishments

An Act adding retail drive-up curbside pickup for marijuana establishments

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Sponsor
Michael J. Soter
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 adding retail drive-up curbside pickup for marijuana establishments

An Act adding retail drive-up curbside pickup for marijuana establishments By Representative Soter of Bellingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act adding retail drive-up curbside pickup for marijuana establishments By Representative Soter of Bellingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 175) of Michael J.
  • Soter and Joseph D.
  • McKenna for legislation to authorize retail drive-up curbside pickup for the sale of medical and recreational marijuana.

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 adding retail drive-up curbside pickup for marijuana establishments
By Representative Soter of Bellingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 175) of Michael J. Soter and Joseph D. McKenna for legislation to authorize retail drive-up curbside pickup for the sale of medical and recreational marijuana. Cannabis Policy.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.175

Section 12 of Chapter 94G of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amended by adding a new subsection - :

(i) A marijuana establishment may create retail drive-up curbside pickup for the sale of medical and recreational marijuana, including but not limited to both external and internal curbside pickup.

The establishment must seek approval from the town or city where the establishment is located. The establishment’s drive-up curbside pickup must be in compliance with all town or city ordinances regulating drive-up curbside pickup.

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