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Cannabis Regulations in Cambridge, MA (2026)

2 verified cannabis regulations for Cambridge, Massachusetts, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Home Cultivation

Under MGL c.94G (the Cannabis Control Act), Massachusetts adults 21 and older may grow up to 6 cannabis plants per person or 12 per household indoors out of public view. Cambridge follows state law.

Cambridge Cannabis Home Cultivation

Few Restrictions

Dispensary Zoning

Cambridge permits licensed recreational and medical cannabis dispensaries under the city cannabis ordinance and zoning, with buffer zones from schools and a Host Community Agreement required.

Cambridge Cannabis Dispensary Zoning

Some Restrictions

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 94G, § 3 (Local Control of Marijuana Establishments)

Section 3. Local control (a) A city or town may adopt ordinances and by-laws that impose reasonable safeguards on the operation of marijuana establishments, provided they are not unreasonably impracticable and are not in conflict with this chapter or with regulations made pursuant to this chapter and that: (1) govern the time, place and manner of marijuana establishment operations and of any bu...

Looking for Middlesex County county-wide rules?

County ordinances apply to unincorporated areas and may supplement Cambridge city rules.

Cannabis Regulations in Middlesex County