The Massachusetts Senate has approved a bill that would double the legal marijuana possession limit for adults and revise the regulatory framework for the state’s adult-use cannabis market.
About a week after advancing out of committee, the full chamber on Wednesday passed the legislation in a 30-7 vote. It now heads back to the House of Representatives, which approved an earlier version of the measure over the summer.
Among the proposed revisions to the state’s cannabis law is a section that would increase the personal possession limit for marijuana from one to two ounces. Colorado enacted the same reform in 2021 after that state’s cannabis market matured.
Sen. Adam Gómez (D) said on the floor ahead of the vote that the possession limit increase and other changes proposed by the legislation would “modernize” the state’s cannabis laws.
“When Massachusetts voters approved adult-use cannabis we made a commitment—not just to legalization, but to building a safe, equitable and well-regulated industry,” he said. “Seven years later, we’ve made significant progress, but the landscape has changed and our laws need to reflect what that looks like.”
“S 2722 is about meeting this moment,” he said. “It’s about updating our framework to support a
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