Bill S.1811

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 717        FILED ON: 1/2/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1811

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Bruce E. Tarr

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
              Court assembled:

              The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying bill:

An Act to criminalize the attempted production of Class B drugs

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PETITION OF:

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
 

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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine

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An Act to criminalize the attempted production of Class B drugs.


 

              Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

              SECTION 1. Section 32A of Chapter 94C of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the first paragraph the following: “; provided, that possession with intent to manufacture shall include possession of the constituent ingredients; provided further, that simple possession of the constituent ingredients shall constitute neither proof nor presumption of intent to manufacture.”