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Elizabeth Warren “open to” voting yes on Question 4, marijuana legalization

August 26, 2016 By SamTracy 1 Comment

Asked her thoughts on Question 4, which would legalize and regulate marijuana in Massachusetts, Senator Elizabeth Warren did not quite say she's voting yes — but she did make some very supportive statements and say she is "open to" voting … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ballot-initiatives, drug-policy, Elizabeth Warren, marijuana, marijuana legalization, medical marijuana, Question 4

Medical Marijuana Lobbyist Opposing Recreational Legalization Initiative Because It’s Not Protectionist Enough

January 22, 2016 By SamTracy Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: Bay State Repeal, cannabis, CRMLA, crony capitalism, Daniel Delaney, drug-policy, marijuana, marijuana legalization, medical marijuana, protectionism, Steve Epstein

The hypocrisy of allowing alcohol ads on the MBTA

October 6, 2015 By SamTracy 2 Comments

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: advertising, alcohol, drug advertising, drug-policy, drugs, mbta

Massachusetts Senators Should Champion Federal Medical Marijuana Bill

March 17, 2015 By SamTracy Leave a Comment

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...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: CARERS Act, cory booker, criminal-law, DEA, drug-policy, drugs, ed-markey, marijuana, markey, medical marijuana, national, rand-paul, us-senate, warren

Prescription Drug Addiction: A Medical Condition, Not A Moral Failure

April 24, 2012 By PaulHeroux 4 Comments

Close to Home Prescription drug abuse and addiction is prevalent in America yet it lurks in the shadows. We don't like to talk about it because of the stigma associated with it. But if you are still reading this, you probably know … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: attleboro, crime, criminalization-of-mental-illness, drug-policy, drugs, mental-illness, plainville, prescription-drugs, tough-on-crime

House Bill 477 is a Waste of Time

March 20, 2012 By PaulHeroux 3 Comments

The war on drugs is a failure, yet there is another useless "get tough" bill proposed by Massachusetts state legislators, House Bill 477. This bill is an attempt to re-criminalize possession of one ounce or less marijuana in a school … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: crime, criminal-justice, drug-policy, drug-war, legislation, tough-on-crime, War on Drugs

Buyer beware: Habitual offender bills

May 2, 2011 By barb-dougan 1 Comment

It’s fair to say that the Legislature is under pressure to respond to the demands for a tougher habitual offender law.  That was evident at the Joint Judiciary Committee’s March 16 public hearing, where a standing-room-only crowd packed the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: drug-policy, mandatory-minimums, sentencing-reform

A brighter future: New parole eligibility law takes effect

November 4, 2010 By barb-dougan 1 Comment

The "before" picture County prisons, known in Massachusetts as "houses of correction," house inmates who have been sentenced for less serious offenses, usually for sentences up to 2 ½ years.  (Prisoners serving longer sentences are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: drug-policy, mandatory-minimums, sentencing-reform

Questions on DA hy-pot-crisy

October 24, 2008 By Charley on the MTA 19 Comments

In case anyone missed it ... three county DAs are on record opposing Question 2, which would decriminalize possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. This is in spite of the fact that -- as young folks are wont to do -- young Dan Conley … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: drug-policy, drugs, marijuana, massachusetts, question-2

Patrick on Drug Policy – A Progressive??

October 27, 2006 By nathanielb 5 Comments

Reefer madness is still a condition that plagues Massachusetts!  This was sadly highlighted during the gubernatorial debate on Wednesday, with Jon Keller's question about possibly decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana. Several … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: drug-policy, marijuana, massachusetts

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bluemassgroupBlue Mass. Group@bluemassgroup·
3 Mar

When Scott Brown won in January 2010, Alan Khazei told us, “you can’t read too much into it. It’s a special election!”

Bad result but good to keep in mind.

Stephanie Murray@stephanie_murr

Looks like JEFF TURCO wins the race to replace former House Speaker Robert DeLeo in the 19th Suffolk District. JUAN PABLO JARAMILLO comes in second by just under 300 votes.

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bluemassgroupBlue Mass. Group@bluemassgroup·
3 Mar

Yikes.

Adam Bass@AdamBassWCCS

The idea of a Pro Life Trump supporter winning Suffolk 19 is not out of the ordinary. Winthrop is particular is much more right leaning that Revere. And Revere got severely out voted. When Capobianco had his story, that left you with two progressives. #mapoli

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Jo_ComerfordJo Comerford@Jo_Comerford·
2 Mar

.@CDCgov dir. @RWalensky, once part of MA's #COVID19 advsy board, said

"Now is not the time to relax the critical safeguards that we know can stop the spread of COVID-19 ... not when we are so close."

But @MassGovernor pushes to reopen.

Who is advising Gov. Baker now?

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JoeCurtatoneJoseph A. Curtatone@JoeCurtatone·
1 Mar

It's time to state outright that Charlie Baker's science advisory team is the Chamber of Commerce. That's why we were slow to act last year, why our public health network got ignored on vaccines & why our reopenings have flown in the face of data, expert advice & common sense. https://twitter.com/MikeConnollyMA/status/1366423893276303364

Mike Connolly@MikeConnollyMA

Just reiterating my COVID philosophy: Instead of bucking advice from the CDC and Dr. Fauci (by further reopening the Mass. economy), we should #TaxTheRich and use the new revenue to provide cash relief to people in need and small businesses while also investing in health equity.

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2 Mar

He’s running

Simón Ríos@simonfrios

Mayor Joe Curtatone announces this is his final year as mayor of Somerville. @WBUR

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