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US: Massachusetts considers cannabis cultivation permit freeze
BJBIZ Daily Friday 13 Feb 2026 But amid dropping prices – and with more cultivation canopy per capita than other states – state marijuana regulators want to temporarily stop issuing any more cultivation permits, Axios Boston reported. Like many other states, Massachusetts has an oversupply of cannabis. That’s leading to significant price compression, with the average price of an eighth dropping to $14.20 in November, according to Axios, citing state Cannabis Control Commission data. With an estimated 1 square foot to 1.2 square feet of licensed canopy per adult age 21 or older, Massachusetts also has significantly more cultivation capacity per capita than nearby Connecticut, where prices are higher, according to the CCC. It’s still unclear whether a freeze will happen. On Thursday, commissioners voted to hold a future hearing where imposing a moratorium on new cultivation permits will be considered, Axios reported. Pending permits would still be processed. Massachusetts cannabis cultivation permits could be temporarily halted According to Commissioner Kim Roy, a moratorium would prompt “a sigh of relief.” “It’s trying times right now for a lot of these license [holders],” she said, according to Axios. “And all of them, all the way up to retail, everyone in the supply chain is feeling it.” A significant number of Massachusetts cannabis cultivators have already gone out of business. A state licensing tracker shows 132 active marijuana cultivators. Meanwhile, 158 cultivation licenses have expired, according to CCC figures, and 25 approved cultivation licenses have yet to begin operations. Several marijuana multistate operators have pulled up stakes and departed Massachusetts. Trulieve Cannabis Corp. exited the state in 2023, and Florida-based Ayr Wellness shut down a massive 217,000-square-foot cultivation operation last summer. Massachusetts has no statewide license cap on cannabis permits. Other states have imposed moratoriums on new permits – with mixed results. A freeze on new permits in Oklahoma, where Gov. Kevin Stitt wants to shut down the $600 million annual medical marijuana industry entirely, remains in effect until August. In Oregon, where a “one in, one out” policy in place since 2024 allows new operators to obtain a permit only if another one goes out of business or sells its license, 24 cultivators exited the industry last year, according to law firm Harris Sliwoski. https://mjbizdaily.com/news/massachusetts-considers-cannabis-cultivation-permit-freeze/614482/
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