Status
Legalized
Became Law:
2016
MASSACHUSETTS ADULT-USE MARIJUANA POSSESSION LIMITS
- Flower: 2 oz
- Concentrate: 5 g
- Edibles: 500 mg THC
- Private Residence: 10 oz
MASSACHUSETTS CANNABIS HOME CULTIVATION
- Yes, up to six plants.
MASSACHUSETTS CANNABIS DISPENSARIES OPERATIONAL
- Yes, adult-use cannabis dispensaries are operational in Massachusetts.
THC LIMITS ON COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE PRODUCTS
- No, Massachusetts does not impose THC potency limits.
MASSACHUSETTS CANNABIS EDIBLES SERVING SIZE
- Serving: 5 mg
- Package: 100 mg
MASSACHUSETTS ADULT-USE CANNABIS DELIVERY
- Yes, Massachusetts permits the delivery of cannabis to adults 21 and older.
MASSACHUSETTS MARIJUANA EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS
- No, Massachusetts does not have employment protections for adults who lawfully consume cannabis while off the clock.
MASSACHUSETTS MARIJUANA EXPUNGEMENT
- Yes, Massachusetts permits the expungement of prior marijuana offense records. State law stipulates, “[A] court may order the expungement of a record created as a result of a criminal court appearance … if the court determines based on clear and convincing evidence that the record was created as a result of … an offense at the time of the creation of the record which at the time of expungement is no longer a crime.”
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MASSACHUSETTS THC PER SE LIMITS
- No, Massachusetts does not impose per se THC limits for marijuana-impaired driving.
MASSACHUSETTS PUBLIC MARIJUANA CONSUMPTION PENALTIES
- Yes, Massachusetts imposes a civil penalty of $100 for consuming marijuana in public. “No person shall consume marijuana in a public place or smoke marijuana where smoking tobacco is prohibited. A person who violates this subsection shall be punished by a civil penalty of not more than $100.”