Marijuana Laws
As recorded December 15, 2025 · not verified as current law. Massachusetts law
Cannabis laws in Lowell follow Massachusetts’s state law. This city follows the jurisdiction’s cannabis law framework; separate city laws are typically limited.
Recreational and medical cannabis are legal for adults 21 and older. Licensed retail sales are permitted. While compliant use carries low risk under state law, cannabis remains illegal under federal law.
Quick facts
- Recreational: Legal
- Medical: Legal
- Possession: Legal within limits
- Buying/Selling: Legal from licensed retailers
- Tourists: Permitted for adults 21+
Practical guidance
Avoid cross-border transport of cannabis products. Do not assume informal tolerance equals legality.
Law Enforcement
Lowell police were thought to have more serious priorities, including the local painkiller problem.
Where to Buy Marijuana
College students knew people, although the best flower wasn’t necessarily on campus. There was plenty circulating elsewhere in town.
Marijuana Prices
- Kind bud: US$30–35 for an eighth or US$175–200 for an ounce
- Outdoor flower was described as similarly priced. The larger quotes were written as “27 a lb” for KB and “25 a lb” for outdoor, with the full dollar figures unclear.
- Haze: US$20 for 0.8 g or US$475 for an ounce
- Headies: US$20 per gram. The ounce range starts at US$325, with the upper figure abbreviated.
Types of Marijuana
Kind bud, Haze and headies were the favourites. Outdoor, sometimes called exotics, became more popular when KB was scarce or sold too wet. Commercial flower probably circulated, but the local crowd rarely bothered.