Massachusetts Recreational Marijuana Handbook

Massachusetts:

Massachusetts Marijuana Tax Rate

Sales Tax Medical	Excise Tax Medical	Max Medical Tax	Sales Tax Recreational	Excise Tax Recreational	Max Recreational Tax
N/A	N/A	N/A	6.25%	10.75%	17.00%

Massachusetts has 5 bordering states consisting of Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Recreational marijuana is legal in Connecticut and is subject to a sales tax of . There is no excise tax charged on recreational marijuana.

Recreational marijuana is legal in New York and is subject to a sales tax of 13.00%. There is no excise tax charged on recreational marijuana.

Recreational marijuana is legal in Vermont and is subject to a sales tax of 6.00%. There is also a 14% excise tax on all sales of recreational marijuana in Vermont.

Recreational Marijuana is illegal in New Hampshire, Rhode Island, so there is no tax on recreational marijuana in those states.

Yes, recreational marijuana is legal in Massachusetts

Massachusetts legalized recreational marijuana in 2016. This law was passed using Question 4 and passed with a vote of 53.66%. The official name for this law is Regulation of the Use and Distribution of Marijuana Not Medically Prescribed

Marijuana:

Plants:

plants cannot be visible to the public without the use of binoculars, aircraft, or other aids;
the plants must be grown in an area is locked or secured

Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission is responsible for regulating recreational marijuana in the state of Massachusetts.

Click here for the administrative rules for the Adult Use of Marijuana (935 Code of Mass. Regs. 500.000 et seq)

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