Katelyn Baker
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While the recreational use of marijuana will officially be legalized in MA on Thursday, the drug is still illegal under federal law.
It is still illegal to sell marijuana in the state, except to registered medical marijuana patients. Three-quarters of the money goes to schools and one quarter goes to administer the program.
Adults 21 or older can legally possess up to one ounce of marijuana in public or ten ounces in their homes starting on Thursday, December 15, as the voter-approved Question 4 takes effect.
Licenses for retail marijuana businesses would not be issued until January 1, 2018. Public consumption will also remain illegal.
The new recreational marijuana laws in MA have a few "dos" that residents have to keep in mind.
Outside the home, adults 21 or over can possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana.
Marijuana can not be possessed, purchased, grown or used by anyone under age 21 (unless they have a valid medical marijuana permit), and it's against the law to give away pot to someone under 21.
Individuals below the age of 21 are not allowed to possess, purchase, grow, or use marijuana, while people, regardless of age, are not allowed to give away pot to anyone below that age cutoff. A Cannabis Control Commission, yet to be named, will be responsible for issuing retail licenses.
Laws against operating cars and other vehicles under the influence of marijuana are unchanged. Adults can also grow up to six marijuana plants per person or 12 plants per home. Also, tenants can not grow or smoke marijuana if their landlord has a rule against it. Partially-consumed packages of marijuana can not be kept in a motor vehicle, except in the trunk or locked glove compartment.
One possible exception is for renters, for whom landlords may prohibit smoking or growing marijuana. 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.
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It is still illegal to sell marijuana in the state, except to registered medical marijuana patients. Three-quarters of the money goes to schools and one quarter goes to administer the program.
Adults 21 or older can legally possess up to one ounce of marijuana in public or ten ounces in their homes starting on Thursday, December 15, as the voter-approved Question 4 takes effect.
Licenses for retail marijuana businesses would not be issued until January 1, 2018. Public consumption will also remain illegal.
The new recreational marijuana laws in MA have a few "dos" that residents have to keep in mind.
Outside the home, adults 21 or over can possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana.
Marijuana can not be possessed, purchased, grown or used by anyone under age 21 (unless they have a valid medical marijuana permit), and it's against the law to give away pot to someone under 21.
Individuals below the age of 21 are not allowed to possess, purchase, grow, or use marijuana, while people, regardless of age, are not allowed to give away pot to anyone below that age cutoff. A Cannabis Control Commission, yet to be named, will be responsible for issuing retail licenses.
Laws against operating cars and other vehicles under the influence of marijuana are unchanged. Adults can also grow up to six marijuana plants per person or 12 plants per home. Also, tenants can not grow or smoke marijuana if their landlord has a rule against it. Partially-consumed packages of marijuana can not be kept in a motor vehicle, except in the trunk or locked glove compartment.
One possible exception is for renters, for whom landlords may prohibit smoking or growing marijuana. 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.
News Moderator: Katelyn Baker 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Nevada Legal Pot Launch Not Expected To Hurt State Budget
Author: Henrietta Brewer
Contact: feedback@inewstoday.net
Photo Credit: Getty Images
Website: iNews Today
