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MA Gen L ch 94c § 32n (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94c - Controlled Substances Act|Section 32n - Possession of One Ounce or Less of Marihuana; Enforcement Consistent With Non-Criminal Disposition Provisions of Sec. 21d of Chapter 40; Duty of Police Department; Notice; Failure to File Certificate of Completion of Drug Awareness Program

Section 32N. The police department serving each political subdivision of the Commonwealth shall enforce Section 32L in a manner consistent with the non-criminal disposition provisions of Section 21D of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, as modified in this Section.  The person in charge of each such department shall direct the department's public safety officer or another appropriate member of the department to function as a liaison between the department and persons providing drug awareness programs pursuant to Section 32M of this Chapter and the Clerk–Magistrate's office of the District Court serving the political subdivision. The person in charge shall also issue books of non-criminal citation forms to the department's officers which conform with the provisions of this Section and Section 21D of Chapter 40 of the General Laws.  In addition to the notice requirements set forth in Section 21D of Chapter 40 of the General Laws, a second copy of the notice delivered to an offender under the age of eighteen shall be mailed or delivered to at least one of that offender's parents having custody of the offender, or, where there is no such person, to that offender's legal guardian at said parent or legal guardian's last known address. If an offender under the age of eighteen, a parent or legal guardian fails to file with the Clerk of the appropriate Court a certificate that the offender has completed a drug awareness program in accordance with Section 32M within one year of the relevant offense, the Clerk shall notify the offender, parent or guardian and the enforcing person who issued the original notice to the offender of a hearing to show cause why the civil penalty should not be increased to one thousand dollars. Factors to be considered in weighing cause shall be limited to financial capacity to pay any increase, the offender's ability to participate in a compliant drug awareness program and the availability of a suitable drug awareness program. Any civil penalties imposed under the provisions of ''An Act Establishing A Sensible State Marihuana Policy'' shall inure to the city or town where the offense occurred.
MA Gen L ch 94c § 33 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94c - Controlled Substances Act|Section 33 - Unlawful Use of Registration Numbers in Manufacture or Distribution, or Fraudulently Obtaining Possession, of Controlled Substances; Criminal Penalties

Section 33. (a) No person shall knowingly or intentionally use in the course of the manufacture or distribution of a controlled substance a registration number which is fictitious, revoked, suspended, or issued to another person.  (b) No person shall utter a false prescription for a controlled substance, nor knowingly or intentionally acquire or obtain possession of a controlled substance by means of forgery, fraud, deception or subterfuge, including but not limited to the forgery or falsification of a prescription or the nondisclosure of a material fact in order to obtain a controlled substance from a practitioner.  (c) Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than four years or in a house of correction for not more than two and one half years or by a fine of not more than twenty thousand dollars, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Whoever violates any provision of this section after one or more prior convictions of a violation of this section, or of a felony under any other provision of this chapter, or under a provision of prior law relative to the sale or manufacture of a narcotic drug or a harmful drug as defined in said earlier law shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than eight years or in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one half years, or by a fine of not more than thirty thousand dollars or by both such fine and imprisonment.
MA Gen L ch 94c § 34a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94c - Controlled Substances Act|Section 34a - Immunity From Prosecution Under Sec. 34 or Finding of Violation of Condition of Probation, Pretrial Release or Parole for Persons Seeking Medical Assistance for Self or Other Experiencing Drug-Related Overdose

Section 34A. (a) A person who, in good faith, seeks medical assistance for someone experiencing a drug-related overdose shall not be charged or prosecuted for possession of a controlled substance under section 34 or found in violation of a condition of probation or pretrial release as determined by a court or a condition of parole, as determined by the parole board if the evidence for the charge of possession of a controlled substance or violation was gained as a result of the seeking of medical assistance.  (b) A person who experiences a drug-related overdose and is in need of medical assistance and, in good faith, seeks such medical assistance, or is the subject of such a good faith request for medical assistance, shall not be charged or prosecuted for possession of a controlled substance under said section 34 or found in violation of a condition of probation or pretrial release as determined by a court or a condition of parole, as determined by the parole board if the evidence for the charge of possession of a controlled substance or violation was gained as a result of the overdose and the need for medical assistance.  (c) The act of seeking medical assistance for someone who is experiencing a drug-related overdose may be used as a mitigating factor in a criminal prosecution under the Controlled Substance Act, 1970 P.L. 91–513, 21 U.S.C. section 801, et seq.  (d) Nothing contained in this section shall prevent anyone from being charged with trafficking, distribution or possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.  (e) A person acting in good faith may receive a naloxone prescription, possess naloxone and administer naloxone to an individual appearing to experience an opiate-related overdose.
MA Gen L ch 94c § 36 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94c - Controlled Substances Act|Section 36 - Protective Custody of Children Found Present Where Controlled Substances Are Unlawfully Kept or Possessed

Section 36. Notwithstanding the provisions of section thirty-five, if a police officer finds a child present where said officer finds a substance which he reasonably believes to be a controlled substance listed in Class A, B, or C of section thirty-one kept or possessed in violation of any provision of this chapter, and if the police officer reasonably believes that the child has not reached his eighteenth birthday and that the child knew of the presence of such controlled substance, the police officer may lawfully take such child into protective custody for a period not to exceed four hours. Persons having custody of a child under this section shall make reasonable efforts to notify the child's parent or guardian or other person having lawful custody. Such persons shall be considered to be acting in the conduct of their official duties and shall not be held criminally or civilly liable for such acts. A child detained pursuant to the provisions of this section shall not be considered to have been arrested or to have a criminal record for any purpose; however, only a departmental record of custody shall be made by the officer indicating the circumstances of custody. The procedures and processes provided by this section for the care, protection, and custody of children are not exclusive but are in addition to all others provided by law.
MA Gen L ch 94c § 37 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94c - Controlled Substances Act|Section 37 - Theft of Controlled Substances From Persons Authorized to Dispense or Possess

Section 37. Whoever steals a controlled substance from a registered manufacturer, wholesale druggist, pharmacy or other person authorized to dispense or possess any controlled substance shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for not more than ten years or in a jail or house of correction for not more than two and one-half years or by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.
MA Gen L ch 94c § 38 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94c - Controlled Substances Act|Section 38 - Violation of Secs. 24(a), 25, 26 or 27

Section 38. Any person who knowingly violates any provision of subsection (a) of section twenty-four, or of section twenty-five, twenty-six or twenty-seven shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than one year or by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or both. Whoever violates any of the provisions of any of said sections after one or more prior convictions of a violation of any provision of this chapter or of a provision of prior law relating to the sale or manufacture of narcotic drugs or harmful drugs as defined in said prior law shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than two years or by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars, or both.
MA Gen L ch 94c § 39 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94c - Controlled Substances Act|Section 39 - Violation of Secs. 21 or 22

Section 39. Any person who knowingly violates any provision of sections twenty-one or twenty-two shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months or by a fine of not more that fifteen hundred dollars, or by both. Whoever violates any of the provisions of said sections after one or more prior convictions of a violation of any provision of this chapter, or of a provision of prior law relating to narcotic drugs or harmful drugs as defined in said prior law shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than two years or by a fine of not more than two thousand dollars, or both.
MA Gen L ch 94c § 40 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94c - Controlled Substances Act|Section 40 - Conspiracy

Section 40. Whoever conspires with another person to violate any provision of this chapter shall be punished by imprisonment or fine, or both, which punishment shall not exceed the maximum punishment prescribed for the offense, the commission of which was the object of the conspiracy.
MA Gen L ch 94c § 41 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94c - Controlled Substances Act|Section 41 - Arrest Without Warrant

Section 41. A police officer shall have the authority to arrest without a warrant:  (a) any person committing in his presence any offense set forth in this chapter;  (b) any person who he has probable cause to believe has committed or is committing a felony set forth under the provisions of this chapter; or  (c) any person who he has probable cause to believe has committed or is committing a violation of the provisions of sections twenty-seven, thirty-two, thirty-two A, thirty-two B, thirty-two C, thirty-two D, thirty-two E, thirty-two F, thirty-three, thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-seven and forty.
MA Gen L ch 94c § 42 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94c - Controlled Substances Act|Section 42 - Cooperation With Federal and Other State Agencies

Section 42. The commissioner and the attorney general shall cooperate with federal and other state agencies in discharging their responsibilities concerning traffic in controlled substances and in suppressing the abuse of controlled substances. To this end they may:  (1) Arrange for the exchange of information among governmental officials concerning the use and abuse of controlled substances;  (2) Coordinate and cooperate in training programs concerning the enforcement of laws governing controlled substances at local and state levels;  (3) Cooperate with the bureau by establishing a centralized unit to accept, catalog, file and collect statistics including statistics regarding drug dependent persons and controlled substance law offenders within the commonwealth and make the information available for federal, state and local law enforcement purposes, provided that they shall not furnish the name or identity of a patient or research subject; and  (4) Conduct programs of eradication aimed at destroying wild or illicit growth of plant species from which controlled substances may be extracted.
MA Gen L ch 94c § 43 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94c - Controlled Substances Act|Section 43 - Conformity With Federal Acts

Section 43. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, no practitioner shall dispense, distribute, administer, or possess any controlled substance except in conformity with the provisions of the Federal ''Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970'' or any amendment thereof and the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
MA Gen L ch 94c § 44 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94c - Controlled Substances Act|Section 44 - Violations of Sec. 34; Acquittal, Dismissal or Indictment Nol Prossed; Sealing of Records

Section 44. If any person is found not guilty of the violation of any provision of section thirty-four or if a complaint against him is dismissed or an indictment nol prossed for a violation of said section, the court shall order all official records relating to his arrest, indictment, conviction, continuance or discharge to be sealed; provided, however, that departmental records maintained by police and other law enforcement agencies which are not public records shall not be sealed.  No person as to whom such sealing has been ordered shall be held thereafter under any provision of any law to be guilty of perjury or otherwise making a false statement by reason of his failure to recite or acknowledge such arrest, indictment, disposition, sealing or any other related court proceeding, in response to any inquiry made of him for any purpose.
MA Gen L ch 94c § 45 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94c - Controlled Substances Act|Section 45 - Photographing and Fingerprinting of Persons Charged With Felony

Section 45. Any person arrested for or charged with the criminal violation of any provision of this chapter which constitutes a felony may at the time of arrest or as soon thereafter as is practicable be photographed and fingerprinted according to the system of the state bureau of identification, and upon conviction any such fingerprints and photographs shall be made a part of permanent records of the police department of the municipality where the arrest took place, and without delay two copies of the fingerprints and photographs shall be forwarded, with such other description as may be required and a written history of the offense, to the state bureau of identification.
MA Gen L ch 94c § 48 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94c - Controlled Substances Act|Section 48 - Severability

Section 48. If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.
MA Gen L ch 94c § 49 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94c - Controlled Substances Act|Section 49 - Enforcement of Sec. 24a

Section 49. The department of public health shall enforce section 24A in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the department.
MA Gen L ch 94d § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94d - Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Act|Section 1 - Definitions

Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:—  ''Commissioner,'' the commissioner of public health.  ''Department,'' the department of public health in the Executive Office of Health and Human Services.  ''Marijuana,'' the plant Cannabis sativa L., tetrahydrocannabinol, or a chemical derivative or synthesis of tetrahydrocannabinol.  ''Physician,'' a person licensed in accordance with the provisions of section two of chapter one hundred and twelve.
MA Gen L ch 94d § 2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94d - Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Act|Section 2 - Therapeutic Research Program

Section 2. There shall be in the department a therapeutic research program, hereinafter called the program, to conduct research and monitor experimentation in the use of marijuana as a therapeutic modality in alleviating the nausea and ill-effect of cancer chemotherapy and radiation therapy, in decreasing intraocular pressure in glaucoma patients, and in decreasing airway resistance in asthmatics.  Participation in the program shall be limited to patients with respect to whom a physician has certified the following: that the patient is threatened by loss of life or sight, or asthmatics who experience severe respiratory problems or discomfort; that the patient is not responding to or has incurred severe side effects from the administration of conventional controlled substances; and that the patient has given in writing his informed consent based upon information about the nature, duration, and purpose of the research, the method and means by which it is to be conducted, the inconveniences and hazards reasonably to be expected, and the effects upon the patient's health or person which may reasonably be expected to come from his participation.  The department shall contract with the national institute on drug abuse, the national cancer institute or any other manufacturer, distributor or analytical laboratory for the receipt of analyzed marijuana, as defined by the department, for distribution to an approved patient upon the written prescription of a physician. Any such program shall comply with all applicable federal and state laws.  For the purpose of implementing this act the commissioner shall make such rules and regulations as may be necessary.
MA Gen L ch 94d § 3 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94d - Controlled Substances Therapeutic Research Act|Section 3 - Guidelines; Review; Reports; Access to Records; Closed Proceedings

Section 3. The department shall establish guidelines for the administration of the program, after consultation with medical, psychiatric and pharmacological experts. The department shall approve participation in the program in accordance with said guidelines for patients whose physicians certify that the administration of marijuana may have beneficial therapeutic effects. The department shall review the plans, studies, and proposed annual budget of the program and file an annual report of its activities pursuant to this chapter with the governor and the general court.  Except for its annual and interim reports, if any, the records of the department which are maintained pursuant to Chapter 94D shall not be deemed to be public records within the meaning of section seven of chapter four of the General Laws. The department may close any of its proceedings or meetings, and the provisions of section eleven A1/2 of chapter thirty A of the General Laws shall not be applicable thereto.
MA Gen L ch 94f § 1 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XV - Regulation of Trade|Chapter 94f - Complementary Provisions Concerning Tobacco Product Manufacturers|Section 1 - Definitions

Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words shall have the following meanings:—  ''Brand family'', all styles of cigarettes sold under the same trademark and differentiated from one another by means of additional modifiers or descriptors including, but not limited to, ''menthol'', ''lights'', ''kings'' and ''100s'', and includes any use of a brand name, alone or in conjunction with any other word, trademark, logo, symbol, motto, selling message, recognizable pattern of colors or any other indicia of product identification identical or similar to, or identifiable with, a previously known brand of cigarettes.  ''Cigarette'', as defined in chapter 94E.  ''Commissioner'', the commissioner of revenue or the commissioner's duly authorized representative.  ''Nonparticipating manufacturer'', a tobacco product manufacturer that is not a participating manufacturer.  ''Master Settlement Agreement'', as defined in chapter 94E.  ''Participating manufacturer'', as defined in section II (jj) of the Master Settlement Agreement and any amendments thereto.  ''Qualified Escrow Fund'', as defined in chapter 94E.  ''Stamper'', a person authorized by the commissioner to affix the excise stamp on packages or other containers of cigarettes pursuant to chapter 64C.  ''Tobacco product manufacturer'', as defined in chapter 94E.  ''Units sold'', as defined in chapter 94E.