Patients ask how the card affects a job, a car, a lease, a school and an insurance plan. This page gives each topic what the Commission and the law say, and says plainly where they say nothing. For a question about your own job or lease, ask a lawyer.
Patients ask how the card affects a job, a car, a lease, a school and an insurance plan. This page gives each topic what the Commission and the law say, and says plainly where they say nothing. For a question about your own job or lease, ask a lawyer.
The Commission says an employer may restrict the consumption of marijuana in the workplace(masscannabiscontrol.com).
In Massachusetts, the medical marijuana law does not amend existing penalties for operating a motor vehicle while impaired by marijuana or a marijuana product(state law).
Treatment centers must warn patients that when under the influence of marijuana, driving is prohibited and machinery should not be operated(state regulation).
The open container rule is written for adult-use marijuana: the Commission says you may not have an open container in the passenger area of your car while on the road or at a place where the public has access(masscannabiscontrol.com).
The Commission says the passenger area does not include a trunk or a locked glove compartment(masscannabiscontrol.com).
The Commission says landlords, hotels, and other rental properties may have their own rules, so check with them to see what is allowed(masscannabiscontrol.com).
The Commission says it is illegal to consume cannabis in any form in public or on federal land(masscannabiscontrol.com).
For a school, a dorm or a campus, ask the school's housing or student office and read the student handbook.
The state medical marijuana law does not require any health insurance provider, or any government agency or authority, to reimburse any person for the expenses of the medical use of marijuana(state law).
| Topic | What the Commission or the law says | Where to ask |
|---|---|---|
| Work | An employer may restrict consumption in the workplace | Your employer or a lawyer |
| Driving | Existing penalties for impaired driving are not changed | Your certifying provider and the law |
| Rented housing | Landlords may have their own rules | Your landlord or lease |
| Public places | Illegal to consume cannabis in public or on federal land | Not applicable |
| School | Not covered on the pages read | The school's student office |
| Insurance | No requirement to reimburse medical use expenses | Your insurer |
The Commission says an employer may restrict the consumption of marijuana in the workplace(masscannabiscontrol.com).
For adult-use marijuana, the Commission says the passenger area does not include a trunk or a locked glove compartment(masscannabiscontrol.com).
Yes. The Commission says landlords, hotels, and other rental properties may have their own rules(masscannabiscontrol.com).
No. The state medical marijuana law does not require any health insurance provider, or any government agency or authority, to reimburse any person for the expenses of the medical use of marijuana(state law).
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