Another Potential Delay in Massachusetts Marijuana Legalization Rollout

BOSTON, MA — A ballot initiative legalizing recreational marijuana in Massachusetts may see its retail openings pushed back, based on reports out of Beacon Hill.

According to The Boston Globe, pot shops' start-of-2018 opening date could get delayed until the middle of year, or even later. Other legislators are looking at a bump-back for the Dec. 15 start date to legally grown the plants in-home. Marijuana would still be legal to have and to use starting Dec. 15, 2016, as planned.

It's a continued expression of fear by public officials that the popularly approved law might be moving too fast.

Voters gave a solid vote of approval at the ballot this November, passing Question 4 with roughly 1.75 million votes. Just over 1.5 million opposed the initiative, which establishes a timeline and framework for the legalization, taxation and sale of the drug in Massachusetts.

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