Expand Massachusetts state profile: cultivation table, recreational section, citations · Changelog

Countries and states 1 file

Massachusetts countries/us/ma.yaml

segments › cultivation

~~Six plants per adult, twelve per household. Plants visible from a public place bring a $300 civil penalty.~~

segments › enforcement

Nothing within the limits.[@4]

segments › consumption

Private only; social consumption sites have been approved in principle.[@7]

segments › access

Licensed shops since November 2018; towns can ban them. Question 8 on the 3 November 2026 ballot would prohibit recreational sales while keeping possession of up to 1 oz legal.[@3,8]

sources

MassCannabisControl — CCC unanimously approves final social consumption regulations (December 2025) WAMC/NPR — Recreational pot shops now open in Massachusetts (20 November 2018, AP) 6 unchanged

segments › cultivation › text

Six plants per adult, twelve per household. Plants visible from a public place bring a $300 civil penalty.[@1]

segments › cultivation › currency

USD

segments › cultivation › penalties

upto 6 plants · treatment legal · note Per adult; twelve per household, label Plants visible from a public place · treatment civil · term Civil penalty · fine 300

context › recreational › text

Question 4 (November 2016) legalised adult use; the first shops opened on 20 November 2018. The possession limit doubled to 2 oz in April 2026, but Question 8 on the November 2026 ballot would end recreational sales while keeping up to 1 oz legal.[@2,3,8]

context › recreational › sources

2, 3, 8

Code, design and documents 1 file

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@@ -38,3 +38,10 @@ wording; cultivation tables added everywhere.
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-## ma — pending
+## ma (Massachusetts) — committed
+- Cultivation table (6/household-12 legal; $300 visible-plants civil penalty, verified against
+  NORML), cites on enforcement/consumption/access, new `recreational` (Question 4 2016, shops
+  20 Nov 2018 via WAMC/AP verified 200, Apr 2026 doubling, Question 8 Nov 2026 via Rockefeller).
+- Consumption lounges: CCC Dec-2025 regulations URL re-verified 200.
+- Possession/sharing/summary/answers left as strings (claims test #216 pins them). No test breakage.
+- No Question-4/Question-8 history entries, no grounded MA culture subject — noted.
+- Audit 0/0; review page verified.