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H191 • 2025

An Act relative to limiting the potency of THC products

An Act relative to limiting the potency of THC products

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Sponsor
Marcus S. Vaughn
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 limiting the potency of THC products

An Act relative to limiting the potency of THC products By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to limiting the potency of THC products By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 191) of Marcus S.
  • Vaughn relative to the THC potency limits for recreational cannabis.
  • Cannabis Policy.

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  • 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. 2025-05-01 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/07/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in B-1

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Cannabis Policy

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

  5. House

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

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to limiting the potency of THC products
By Representative Vaughn of Wrentham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 191) of Marcus S. Vaughn relative to the THC potency limits for recreational cannabis. Cannabis Policy.

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.191

SECTION 1. Subsection (a1/2) of section 4

of chapter 94G of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking clause (xxv) and inserting in place thereof the following:

(xxv) requirements for reasonable THC potency limits for each type of recreational marijuana product sold by a licensee and reasonable potency or dosing limits for marijuana concentrates and edible products, that shall, at a minimum, prohibit: (1) marijuana flower with potency in excess of 30% THC ; (2) marijuana concentrates intended for inhalation following vaporization or combustion that exceed 5mg THC per metered serving, or with potency exceeding 30%; (3) concentrated forms of marijuana products which fail to clearly provide metered, or otherwise measured, standard delivered servings of 5 mg THC; (4)

packages of marijuana concentrate that exceed 20 metered or measured servings of 5 mg;

(5) a prohibition on any marijuana product with added sweeteners;

(6) any marijuana product with a characterizing flavor for which the primary use is human inhalation of the gases, particles, vapors or byproducts released as a result of the combustion, electrical ignition, or vaporization of the flavored marijuana product; (7) any inhalable cannabinoid product containing non-cannabis-derived substances, including flavors, non-cannabis terpenes, and/or chemicals that alter a legal THC product’s consistency, texture, or viscosity; (8) any liquid marijuana products intended for consumption by mouth, exceeding 5mg THC per container or per measured dose; (9) components to strengthen the intoxicating effects of any marijuana product.

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