The size of the Cannabis Control Commission is planned to be reduced from five members to three with the power to appoint them exclusively under the direction of the governor. a major reform bill passed a legislative committee on Monday.

The bill also doubles the amount of cannabis people can purchase per day or have at any one time to 2 ounces. The House and Senate must approve a compromise bill before it reaches the governor’s desk, though so-called conference committee deals typically don’t face much resistance in the Democratic-led chambers.

At the time when pot prices have plummetedthere is an industry in turmoiland the commission has seen much upheaval, the changes are part of an effort to reform the cannabis industry and its regulation. The conference’s cannabis committee has been debating the latest package for months.

“The legislation includes a new structure that provides clear accountability and improves the operation of the Cannabis Regulatory Commission,” committee co-chairs Sen. Adam Gomez, D-Springfield, and Daniel Donahue, D-Worcester, said in a joint statement. The bill, they added, “paves a more promising path forward for the regulation of cannabis.”

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