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Massachusetts
Updated: 20 Apr 2010
Population: 6,543,595
GDP Per Capita: $48,088
Decriminalized: Yes
Medical Marijuana: No
GDP Per Capita: $48,088
Decriminalized: Yes
Medical Marijuana: No
Laws & Penalties
Possession:
-Minimum: Probation
-Maximum: $100 fine and/or probation (varies by case)
Sales/Manufacturing:
-Minimum: Fine, probation and/or some jail time (varies by case)
-Maximum: $5,000 fine, 2 years
Pending Legislation:
-House Bill 2160
Regulates the medical use of marijuana by authorized patients approved by physicians; under review by Joint Committee on Public Health.
Data based on first offense. Penalties can vary based on circumstance and official discretion.
-Minimum: Probation
-Maximum: $100 fine and/or probation (varies by case)
Sales/Manufacturing:
-Minimum: Fine, probation and/or some jail time (varies by case)
-Maximum: $5,000 fine, 2 years
Pending Legislation:
-House Bill 2160
Regulates the medical use of marijuana by authorized patients approved by physicians; under review by Joint Committee on Public Health.
Data based on first offense. Penalties can vary based on circumstance and official discretion.
Enforcement Stats
Possession (Adults & Juvenile): 8,389
Sale & Manufacturing (Adult & Juvenile): 1,498
Juvenile Arrests (Possession & Sale): 1,889
Total Marijuana Related Arrests: 9,887
Arrests Per Capita: 2 out of 1,000
DEA Seizures (Marijuana): 2,174.9 pounds
Sale & Manufacturing (Adult & Juvenile): 1,498
Juvenile Arrests (Possession & Sale): 1,889
Total Marijuana Related Arrests: 9,887
Arrests Per Capita: 2 out of 1,000
DEA Seizures (Marijuana): 2,174.9 pounds
Related Links and Information
- State: No Marijuana Relief Any Time Soon (thebostonchannel.com)
- MA District Attorneys Oppose Decriminalizing Marijuana Possession (mass.gov)
- MA District Attorneys Oppose Decriminalizing Marijuana Possession (mass.gov)
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Department of Commerce, Drug Enforcement Agency,FBI Uniform Crime Report (Arrest Appendix), State Attorney General offices; state crime statutes. (Date based on 2008 figures) Arrest statistics based on covered population in 2008 FBI Uniform Crime Report not actual population as compiled by the US Census.
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