Recent drug legislation is changing to penalize suspects who possess less than an ounce of marijuana, making the Commonwealth's future with medical marijuana uncertain.

Massachusetts decriminalized marijuana in 2008, ruling that suspects caught with less than an ounce of the drug will receive a $100 fine at the most.

But on Monday, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court stated people found with any amount of the drug could still be charged with the intent to distribute, a crime that could potentially end in jail-time for the offender.

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