Massachusetts Medical Program Explodes During Coronavirus Pandemic

When the adult-use market shuttered for two months, the number of patients and ounces sold through the medical program increased dramatically.

August 2, 2020

On March 24, officials in Massachusetts exempted medical cannabis operations from the statewide non-essential business COVID-19 shutdown. As the adult-use market shuttered for two months, the number of certified active patients, as well as ounces sold through the medical program, increased dramatically.

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Source: The Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission data, monthly public meeting packets, meetings February 2020 through June 2020
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