Mass Senate To Take Up Cannabis Industry Overhaul Bill
November 13, 2025
Body’s Ways and Means Committee advances version with some shifts from House bill on ownership, medical, other key points
Body’s Ways and Means Committee advances version with some shifts from House bill on ownership, medical, other key points
Mental health committee weighs legislation for psychedelics pilot program in licensed treatment facilities
‘Policymakers and entrepreneurs to discuss how to protect competition and local independent small businesses’
The legislation is unique from other measures in consideration for its broad scope, including ibogaine and MDMA
One bill addresses treatment for veterans; another one concerns employment protections for cannabis users
“I felt obligated to personally do something to help push decriminalization, and to tell people that psychedelics are nothing to be afraid of.”
“Inefficiencies … increased risk of noncompliance … erosion of public and stakeholder trust; operational inefficiencies … and potential for financial loss or fraud.”
Latest psychedelics hearings featured new faces, old foes, and a historic endorsement for psychedelic decriminalization
Massachusetts dispensaries are currently prohibited from having discounts or sales
“They’re trying to make changes so that the program remains open to everybody and everybody has access to the program material.”
