Is Weed Legal In Massachusetts

January 1, 2013. It eliminates statewide criminal and civil penalties related to the possession and use of up to a sixty-day supply of cannabis by qualified patients.

A few years later, in November 2016, Massachusetts voters again changed the law by passing a ballot initiative legalizing the recreational use of marijuana. The law is effective as of December 15, 2016, and it authorizes adults (21 years of age or older) to possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana outside of their residence and up to 10 ounces within their residences. Adults are also authorized to grow up to 6 marijuana plants in their residences and up to 12 plants in a household of two or more people. And to give up to 1 ounce of marijuana to another adult without payment.

Sales are legal at licensed dispensaries. Sales are subject to standard state sales tax, as well as a state excise tax of 10.75%. Towns and cities can also levy up to a 3% tax on marijuana sales.