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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94G, § 22 (2026)

Social equity program

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Section 22. The commission shall administer a social equity program to encourage and enable full participation in the marijuana industry of people from communities that have been disproportionately harmed by marijuana prohibition and enforcement and to positively impact those communities. The program shall offer: (i) technical assistance and training; and (ii) guidance on how to access funds available through the Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund, established in section 14A, to individuals certified by the commission as economic empowerment priority applicants and that meet other criteria determined by the commission.

[Chapter 94H effective until December 31, 2026. Repealed by 2016, 52, Sec. 55 as amended by 2016, 351, Sec. 6. See 2016, 52, Sec. 77 as amended by 2021, 102, Sec. 45.]

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2026–2026 · leading case: Pineau v. Attorney Gen. (Mass. 2026).
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Pineau v. Attorney Gen. (Mass. 2026). · cites it 3× “And, as part of the wholesale repeal of chapter 94G, the measure would eliminate, among other provisions in that chapter, those provisions creating the trust and social equity program, see G. L. c. 94G, §§ 22, 14, 14A; requiring host community agreements, see G.”
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