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Advisory committee to "watch" state bill on possession limits as legalization petitions advance
Summary
Committee members discussed a state house bill reported to double legal possession limits and noted a petition drive with roughly 75,000 signatures seeking adult-use legalization; the committee decided to monitor developments rather than take immediate action.
At the Nov. 20 meeting, the Chair told the Cannabis Advisory Committee that a state house bill had been circulated that would double the legal amount of marijuana a person can possess. The Chair said the committee would "watch and see" whether it needed to take any action.
Committee member Jacques Simicki reported a separate petition campaign to legalize adult-use marijuana that he said had "something like over 75,000 signatures so far" and predicted the measure could appear on a November ballot. Members discussed market signals from other states, noting reported declines in retail sales volume in established adult-use markets and expressing uncertainty about underlying causes.
The committee did not adopt a position at the meeting. Members suggested monitoring both the legislative process and the petition campaign and said they would revisit the issue if definitive action or town-level impacts emerged.
