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In Massachusetts, a medical patient and an adult-use shopper follow different rules. The Commission lists a different minimum age, different documents, different tax and different quantity limits. This page puts them in one table, from the Commission pages and 935 CMR 501, and does not rank one against the other.
In Massachusetts, a medical patient and an adult-use shopper follow different rules. The Commission lists a different minimum age, different documents, different tax and different quantity limits. This page puts them in one table, from the Commission pages and 935 CMR 501, and does not rank one against the other.
| Topic | Medical purchase | Adult-use purchase |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum age | Patient 18 or older; caregiver 21 or older | 21 or older |
| What you show | Program registration card (or temporary card) plus a government ID | A government-issued ID |
| Before you go | Written certification from a provider, then registration with the Commission | Nothing to register |
| State excise tax (10.75%) | None | Applies |
| State sales tax (6.25%) | None | Applies |
| Local tax (up to 3%) | Exempt | A host town may charge it |
| Quantity rule | A 60-day supply, ten ounces unless the provider sets another amount | Carry up to two ounces; up to 10 ounces at home |
| Home plant limit | Up to 12 flowering and 12 vegetative | Up to six, or 12 for two or more adults |
| Out-of-state visitors | Only Massachusetts residents or their caregivers may buy | A visitor 21 or older with a valid ID may buy, and may not take it across state lines |
To buy as a medical patient you need an active certification from a certifying provider and an active registration with the Commission. At the door of a Medical Marijuana Treatment Center, 935 CMR 501.140(2) has the center check your temporary or annual Registration Card and a government-issued photo ID that shows your name and date of birth. A center must refuse to sell to a patient or caregiver without both.
Advanced Dispensary in Peabody is a medical dispensary. That means a registered patient or caregiver shops there, not an adult-use shopper. It has no opening date yet. If you want to be ready, the card steps are on the patient hub.
Advanced Dispensary is a medical dispensary being renovated at 25 Newbury Street, on Route 1 in Peabody. It will serve registered patients and caregivers. It has no opening date yet. Phone: (978) 896-6640.
The tax lines come from the Commission. You can try the numbers on the tax savings page. The calculator there is an estimate and not an AC price.
The Commission says there is no state excise tax and no standard sales tax on medical marijuana sales, and medical sales are exempt from the local tax option.
A patient can be 18 or older and a caregiver has to be 21 or older. Adult-use buyers must be 21 or older.
No. The Commission says you need both an active certification and an active registration to buy medical marijuana.
No. It is a medical dispensary and will serve registered patients and caregivers.
Read on October 31, 2026. The state can change its rules, so confirm on its pages before you act.
This page explains how a state program works. It is not medical or legal advice, and it makes no claim about what marijuana does for any health condition. Ask a health professional about your health.
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