Massachusetts is likely to face a medical marijuana shortage once legal sales begin. Medical marijuana patients want to make sure their supply of medicine is protected.
According to a Masslive article this week : Medical marijuana patients worried about shortages when legal recreational sales begin
Massachusetts currently has 22 registered dispensaries selling medical marijuana and over 46,000 registered medical marijuana patients.
There is less than a handful of other dispensaries in the final stages of the registration process before getting permission to sell medical cannabis.
The state wont begin accepting applications for recreational facilities until April 2018.