Massachusetts · statute · Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94G · 24 active provisions
Section 1. As used in this chapter, the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meanings: "Cannabinoid'', any of several compounds produced by marijuana plants that have medical and psychotropic effects. "Cannabinoid profile'', amounts, expressed as the dry-weight percen…
Section 2. Limitations (a) Operating under the influence. This chapter does not amend existing penalties for operating, navigating or being in actual physical control of any motor vehicle, train, aircraft, motorboat or other motorized form of transport or machinery while impaired by marijuana or a marijuana product or…
Section 3. Local control (a) A city or town may adopt ordinances and by-laws that impose reasonable safeguards on the operation of marijuana establishments, provided they are not unreasonably impracticable and are not in conflict with this chapter or with regulations made pursuant to this chapter and that: [ Subdivisio…
Section 4. The Cannabis Control Commission (a) The commission shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate its purposes including, but not limited to, the power to: [ Clause (i) of subsection (a) effective until April 19, 2026. For text effective April 19, 2026, see below.] (i) appoint…
Section 5. Licensing of marijuana establishments (a) Upon receipt of a complete marijuana establishment license application and the application fee, the commission shall forward a copy of the application to the city or town in which the marijuana establishment is to be located, determine whether the applicant and the p…
Section 6. Expiration and renewal (a) License term. Unless the commission authorizes the renewal of a license for a longer period, all licenses under this chapter shall be effective for 1 year from the date of issuance. (b) Renewal. The commission shall issue a renewal license within 30 days of receipt of a renewal app…
Section 7. Personal use of marijuana (a) Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person 21 years of age or older shall not be arrested, prosecuted, penalized, sanctioned or disqualified under the laws of the commonwealth in any manner, or denied…
Section 8. Marijuana accessories authorized Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person 21 years of age or older shall not be arrested, prosecuted, penalized, sanctioned or disqualified and shall not be subject to seizure or forfeiture of assets for…
Section 9. Lawful operation of marijuana establishments (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the following people involved in the distribution of marijuana as authorized by this chapter shall not be arrested, prosecuted, penalized, sanctioned or d…
Section 10. Contracts pertaining to marijuana enforceable It is the public policy of the commonwealth that contracts related to the operation of marijuana establishments under this chapter shall be enforceable. A contract entered into by a licensee or its agents as permitted pursuant to a valid license issued by the co…
Section 11. Provision of professional services A person engaged in a profession or occupation subject to licensure shall not be subject to disciplinary action by a professional licensing board solely for providing professional services to prospective or licensed marijuana establishments related to activity under this c…
Section 12. General marijuana establishment operation (a) In addition to requirements established by regulation pursuant to section 4 of this chapter or by a city or town pursuant to section 3 of this chapter, a marijuana establishment shall: (1) secure every entrance to the establishment so that access to areas contai…
Section 13. Penalties (a) Restrictions on personal cultivation. No person shall cultivate or process marijuana plants pursuant to section 8 of this chapter if the plants are visible from a public place without the use of binoculars, aircraft or other optical aids or cultivate or process marijuana plants outside of an a…
Section 14. Marijuana Regulation Fund (a) There shall be established and set up on the books of the commonwealth a separate fund, to be known as the Marijuana Regulation Fund. It shall, subject to appropriation, consist of all monies received on account of the commonwealth as a result of applications for and licensing…
[ Subsection (a) effective until April 19, 2026. For text effective April 19, 2026, see below.] Section 14A. (a) There shall be a Cannabis Social Equity Trust Fund to encourage the full participation in the commonwealth's regulated marijuana industry of entrepreneurs from communities that have been disproportionately h…
Section 15. (a) (1) The commission shall promulgate regulations for the licensure and oversight of independent testing laboratories, and shall establish testing protocols for the sampling, testing and analysis of marijuana, finished marijuana and marijuana products in consultation with the department of public health a…
[ Text of section effective until April 19, 2026. For text effective April 19, 2026, see below.] Section 16. No licensee shall be granted more than 3 marijuana retailer licenses, 3 medical marijuana treatment center licenses, 3 marijuana product manufacturer licenses or 3 marijuana cultivator licenses; provided, howeve…
Section 17. (a) The commission shall develop a research agenda in order to understand the social and economic trends of marijuana in the commonwealth, to inform future decisions that would aid in the closure of the illicit marketplace and to inform the commission on the public health impacts of marijuana. The research…
Section 18. The commission shall audit as often as the commission determines necessary the accounts, programs, activities, and functions of all licensees. To conduct the audit, authorized officers and employees of the commission shall have access to such accounts at reasonable times and the commission may require the p…
Section 19. Any liability to the commonwealth under this chapter shall constitute a debt to the commonwealth. Once a statement naming a licensee is recorded, registered or filed, any such debt shall constitute a lien on all commercial property owned by a licensee in the commonwealth and shall have priority over an encu…
Section 20. A licensee shall be subject to chapters 62 to 62E, inclusive, and chapters 63 and 63B.
Section 21. (a) The commission shall conduct fingerprint-based checks of state and national criminal history databases, as authorized by Public Law 92–544, for the following purposes: (i) prior to issuing a license as provided in section 4 and (ii) to determine the suitability of lab agents as provided in section 15. A…
Section 22. The commission shall administer a social equity program to encourage and enable full participation in the marijuana industry of people from communities that have been disproportionately harmed by marijuana prohibition and enforcement and to positively impact those communities. The program shall offer: (i) t…
[ Text of section added by 2026, 65, Sec. 37 effective January 1, 2028. See 2026, 65, Sec. 66] Section 23. (a) For the purposes of this section, the word "licensee'' shall mean any marijuana establishment licensed pursuant to this chapter, any medical marijuana establishment licensed pursuant to chapter 94I or any othe…