MASSACHUSETTS CANNABIS PROGRAM

Massachusetts Adult-Use Marijuana Business Licenses

Massachusetts Marijuana Cultivation License: can grow cannabis plants and sell wholesale to other licensed Massachusetts Cannabis Businesses. There are no state-wide limits on the number of cultivation licenses available. There are many types of cultivation licenses available, both indoors (I) and outdoors (O). The application fees are listed below:

• Tier 1: up to 5,0000 sq. ft.
  • $200 (I) / $100 (O)
• Tier 2: 5,001 to 10,000 sq. ft.
  • $400 (I) / $200 (O)
• Tier 3: 10,001 to 20,000 sq. ft.
  • $600 (I) / $300 (O)
• Tier 4: 20,001 to 30,000 sq. ft.
  • $600 (I) / $300 (O)
• Tier 5: 30,001 to 40,000 sq. ft.
  • $600 (I) / $300 (O)
• Tier 6: 40,001 to 50,000 sq. ft.
  • $600 (I) / $300 (O)
• Tier 7: 50,001 to 60,000 sq. ft.
  • $600 (I) / $300 (O)
• Tier 8: 60,001 to 70,000 sq. ft.
  • $600 (I) / $300 (O)
• Tier 9: 70,001 to 80,000 sq. ft.
  • $600 (I) / $300 (O)
• Tier 10: 80,001 to 90,000 sq. ft.
  • $600 (I) / $300 (O)
• Tier 11: 90,001 to 100,000 sq. ft.
  • $600 (I) / $300 (O)

Massachusetts Marijuana Manufacturing License: can extract, process and produce cannabis products such as edibles, concentrates, tinctures, etc. and sell to retail stores. There are no state-wide limits on number of cultivation licenses available.

Massachusetts Marijuana Retail License: can purchase cannabis from licensed cultivation and manufacturing facilities and sell cannabis to persons 21 years and older or qualifying patients with a valid medical marijuana card. There are no state-wide limits on number of cultivation licenses available.

Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Business Licenses

Massachusetts Marijuana Dispensary License: is referred to as a Medical Marijuana Treatment Center, also known as a Registered Marijuana Dispensary (RMD), that is a registered not-for-profit entity allowed to acquire, cultivate, possess, process (including development of related products such as edible cannabis or marijuana products, tinctures, aerosols, oils, or ointments), transfer, transport, sell, distribute, dispense, or administer marijuana products containing cannabis or marijuana, related supplies, or educational materials to registered qualifying patients or their personal caregivers for medical use.

Both medical and adult-use marijuana business licenses are available in Massachusetts. The number of marijuana business licenses available are subject to each local municipality (city, township, borough, county) and its local ordinances. Local governments will be allowed to regulate the number and types of licenses allowed to operate within their jurisdiction.