Daniel Delaney, a lobbyist for medical marijuana companies that hold licenses in Massachusetts and other states — including the only license in Boston — has filed to create a campaign opposing the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol … [Read more...]
Massachusetts: Most Innovative State in the Nation
Last week Bloomberg Business published a ranking of the most innovative states in America, and Massachusetts made the top of the list! Their methodology included things like spending on R & D, the number of high-tech companies in the … [Read more...]
Double standards in gambling age requirements need to go
Yesterday, the two biggest daily fantasy sports companies, DraftKings and FanDuel, came out in support of AG Maura Healey's proposed regulations for the industry. A quick summary: Healey has proposed regulations that would require daily … [Read more...]
The hypocrisy of allowing alcohol ads on the MBTA
It's looking like the MBTA, which has refused advertisements from groups that educate patients about medical marijuana, may start allowing makers of a highly addictive drug to advertise their wares on the T. From WBUR: As the MBTA looks to … [Read more...]
Governor’s Councilor Jubinville wants to decriminalize heroin — and that’s a great idea
Yesterday, Governor's Councilor Robert Jubinville sent a letter to state leadership recommending we decriminalize heroin and establish state-run methadone clinics to combat the opiate overdose crisis. From the Taunton Daily … [Read more...]
Boston 2024 CEO says he’d vote “yes” on ballot question banning public funding for Olympics
Tuesday, the United Independent Party announced that it has officially partnered with Yes On 1, the organization that led the anti-gas tax initiative last year, to run a campaign for a ballot question that would protect taxpayers from the … [Read more...]
Massachusetts Senators Should Champion Federal Medical Marijuana Bill
Last Tuesday, Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) introduced the Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, and Respect States (CARERS) Act, the first time in history a comprehensive bill to legalize … [Read more...]
Dropping film tax credit to expand EITC is both progressive & populist… why aren’t Dems on board?
As Judy Meredith pointed out earlier this month, Governor Baker's proposal to kill the film tax credit and use the money to fund an expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit is both a great idea, and would be very difficult to fight … [Read more...]
Bill to Regulate Marijuana (Mostly) Like Alcohol Introduced in Legislature
This session, a bill to regulate marijuana in a manner similar to alcohol has been introduced by Rep. Rogers and Sen. Jehlen. Dubbed the Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act of 2016, it resembles legalization initiatives passed in Colorado … [Read more...]
Our Towns Are Not War Zones: Police Militarization in MA
The debate on police militarization, rumbling for years, has been thrust into the national spotlight after protests in Ferguson, Missouri were met with heavily armed and armored police forces acting more like combatants than peacekeepers. … [Read more...]