BOSTON (AP) — Recreational marijuana is now officially legal to smoke and grow for Massachusetts residents 21 and older, though there are a number of restrictions that could land users in trouble.
The ballot question approved by voters Nov. 8 is scheduled to go into effect Thursday, allowing adults to have limited quantities of marijuana for recreational purposes and grow pot plants in their homes. The catch: It’s still illegal to sell marijuana in Massachusetts — except to registered medical marijuana patients — and will remain so for at least a year until the first pot shops are licensed and regulated.
For now, it’s smoke ’em if you got ’em.
“For the average citizen … this is going to mean they have to wait a while until they can go into a store or facility and purchase marijuana over the counter,” said Martin W. Healy, chief legal counsel for the Massachusetts Bar Association.
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The ballot question approved by voters Nov. 8 is scheduled to go into effect Thursday, allowing adults to have limited quantities of marijuana for recreational purposes and grow pot plants in their homes. The catch: It’s still illegal to sell marijuana in Massachusetts — except to registered medical marijuana patients — and will remain so for at least a year until the first pot shops are licensed and regulated.
For now, it’s smoke ’em if you got ’em.
“For the average citizen … this is going to mean they have to wait a while until they can go into a store or facility and purchase marijuana over the counter,” said Martin W. Healy, chief legal counsel for the Massachusetts Bar Association.
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