Status
Operational
Law Signed:
2013
QUALIFYING CONDITIONS
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
- Cancer
- Crohn’s disease
- Glaucoma
- HIV or AIDS
- Hepatitis C
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Parkinson’s disease
- Other conditions as determined in writing by a qualifying patient’s physician
PATIENT POSSESSION LIMITS
No more than 10 ounces every two months
HOME CULTIVATION
Yes, limited amounts
STATE-LICENSED DISPENSARIES ALLOWED
Yes, no more than 35 state-licensed dispensaries allowed.
STATE-LICENSED DISPENSARIES OPERATIONAL
Yes
MEDICAL MARIJUANA STATUTES
- 105 CMR 725.000
CAREGIVERS
Yes, individual patients will be permitted to designate a “personal caregiver” at least 21 years old to cultivate for them if they are unable to access a state-authorized dispensary or if they can verify “financial hardship.”
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF REGISTERED PATIENTS
- 94,136
- Source: Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services, as of July 2023
EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS FOR QUALIFYING PATIENTS
- Yes
- Details
RECIPROCITY
No