Massachusetts just made it legal to possess an insane amount of weed

The results are in: The people of Massachusetts have voted legalize recreational marijuana. And oh boy, did they ever.

Voters in Massachusetts passed Question 4 Tuesday which will regulate and tax marijuana similar to the way the state sells alcohol. With these results, adults age 21 and older will have the right to purchase, possess and consume cannabis in the state. The state is one of five states to include a similar initiative on its ballot this election, and joins Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington, which have also regulated and taxed recreational marijuana. Additionally, Washington D.C. also legalized cannabis possession and cultivation for personal use.

But more than any other state that has legalized marijuana, Massachusetts has made it legal for adults to have possess not just weed, but a shit ton of weed.

The approved initiative now states that it's legal for adults to possess ten ounces of cannabis in their home. Yes. TEN OUNCES. For those who may not be familiar with weed weight, ten ounces is quite a lot of weed — more than half a pound.

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Most people purchase cannabis (legally or illegally) by weight in grams, or at a fraction of an ounce at a time. Most commonly, it's sold in one-eighth of an ounce (3.5 grams), quarter-ounce (7 grams), half-ounce (14 grams), or a full ounce (28 grams). 

But how much is that really?

Tommy Chong was kind enough to pose for a photo for us with 10 ounces of marijuana flower at Shango, a medical marijuana dispensary in Las Vegas.

Image: Shango Las Vegas

And our friends at a medical marijuana grow in California were nice enough to gather up 10 ounces of cannabis and take a few photos to show what that actually looks like. 

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But how much is it in joints?

Image: AP Photo/Alex Brandon

To break that down into something a little more err... consumable, let's measure that weight in joints. While all joints are different weights, The White House estimates that there's approximately .46 grams in a joint, so, let's just round that up to .5 grams in a joint. 

Using that estimate, there are approximately 56 joints per ounce, multiply that by 10, and residents in Massachusetts can now hold 560 joints in their home at any time.

When Massachusetts sets up its pot shops in the coming months people will only be able to purchase one ounce of pot at a time. And if you're outside of your home and the comfort of your pillow-sized bag of weed, you can only legally possess one ounce, which should be plenty for any stoner, even one with a lot of friends.

But that's not even the limit for how much you can have.

Like many other states that have legalized weed, Massachusetts now also allows people to grow their own pot at home, because if you can buy it, you should probably be able to grow it. Think of all the people who make their own beer. In addition to possessing 10 ounces of pot at home, people can also possess up to six plants for personal use. The maximum number of plants one household can contain is 12. 

Obviously plant yield varies can greatly, and depends a lot on the light which you use to grow the plant, but farmers say you can typically expect anywhere from a half-ounce to 5 ounces of flower per plant. 

So, at its minimum, 12 plants in one household could yield six ounces of weed, putting your possible home total up to 16 ounces of weed, or one pound. 

Question 4 states that legalization will take place on December 15, 2016. It should be a great Christmas and New Year in Massachusetts this year.

So what do you do with all that weed? 

Aside from obviously smoking it, Massachusetts will allow you to give it away to friends, so long as there is no transaction, trade or financial gain involved.

Also, for reference, here's what's legal for possession in states that have previously legalized recreational marijuana.

Alaska

• 1 ounce of marijuana 

• Up to 6 plants

Colorado

• 1 ounce of marijuana 

• 6 plants per person/12 total in a household

Oregon

• 8 ounces of marijuana at home

• 1 ounce of marijuana outside

• 4 plants per residence

Washington 

• 1 ounce of marijuana 

• Cultivating marijuana at home is illegal 

District of Columbia 

• 2 ounces of marijuana 

• 6 plants per residence 

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