Robert Rogers
Many other states that have legalized cannabis, like the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, continue to place limitations on how much may be purchased at a time. Purchasing more than an ounce of marijuana at a time is prohibited in New England, as is purchasing more than five grams of any type of cannabis concentrate, such as crumble, wax, resin, or shatter.
You may also order edibles in quantities of up to 20 servings at a time, each of which can contain up to 100 milligrams of THC. That’s more than enough cannabis to get you through your next vacation to Boston without getting high. It’s vital to remember, however, that these same limitations and prohibitions apply to the act of possessing the item.
You are only permitted to possess an ounce of smokable cannabis flower and up to five grams of concentrates at a time under Massachusetts state law. You’re also only allowed to have up to 10 ounces of cannabis flower on hand at any one time, regardless of where you’re residing. There are no actual limitations in place to prohibit you from purchasing a large quantity of cannabis at one time.
You may buy the legal limit of weed in Massachusetts from one dispensary, drop that cannabis off at your place of residence to ensure that you are not in possession of more cannabis than is permitted by law, and then proceed to another dispensary and make another purchase. It will take a little longer than if you were able to purchase everything in one place.
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Massachusetts dispensaries use a system known as Marijuana Enforcement Tracking Reporting & Compliance to keep track of how much cannabis they sell, how much it costs to sell those products, and what kind of product it is. Essentially, it is an inventory system and database of cannabis for use by jurisdictions that want to legalize the drug.
As a result, when the state of Massachusetts examines METRC, they can see each transaction as well as the items that were sold. However, since the information is labeled “client,” it is never directly associated with you. They do not have access to any information on who purchases the items; they just have access to information about what was sold and how much it was sold for.
Although the state does monitor purchases, it is not doing so to restrict your purchases. It would therefore be perfectly legal for a person to purchase the legal limit of cannabis products, return to their hotel room to ensure that they are not breaking the law by possessing more than an ounce of cannabis, and then go back to a recreational dispensary to purchase additional products.
The price of legal pot in Massachusetts has fluctuated, much like the price of legal weed in every other newly legalized recreational state. While it is true that Massachusetts legal weed was once among the most expensive in the country, with eighths costing as much as $50-$60 an eighth, the price has come down and leveled out as the legal cannabis industry in the state has matured.
