Recreational Marijuana In Massachussetts: New Laws Come With Several Caveats
While recreational marijuana will become legal in Massachusetts next week, it may be hard for the state’s pot smokers to get their supply. And it may also be hard to deal with the long list of don’ts, in comparison to the short list of dos with regards to the state’s new marijuana laws.
According to WBUR, the ballot question Massachusetts voters approved last month will take effect on Thursday, December 15. This will allow adults in the state to have “limited quantities” of recreational marijuana, and grow pot plants at home.
There is, however, one key catch among many others – selling recreational marijuana in Massachusetts is still illegal. Only registered medical marijuana patients can buy pot, and it won’t be for another year that the state’s first pot shops will become licensed and regulated.
Massachusetts Bar Association chief legal counsel Martin Healy told WBUR that recreational pot smokers...
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