Legal marijuana: Boston health officials bracing for legalization in December 2016
The city's public health officials said Wednesday they're steeling themselves for the legalization of marijuana in Massachusetts and looking for advice from their counterparts in Colorado, where marijuana has been commercially available since 2014.
Massachusetts voters signed off on legalization, through a ballot initiative, on Nov. 8. Boston voters approved Question 4 -- 62.4 percent to 37.5 percent -- even as Mayor Marty Walsh and other top officials painted dire pictures of a city colonized by pot shops.
Under the new law, which goes into effect on Dec. 15, 2016, people over the age of 21 can possess up to 1 ounce and grow up to six marijuana plants inside their home. Retail shops could open in 2018, though that timeline could change, depending on how much surgery Massachusetts lawmakers perform on the new law.
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