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Medical Marijuana Q3 – Take the Survey

October 6, 2012 By ljbarstow 6 Comments

Click on the link below to take this BRIEF survey. 1. Ballot Question 3 would make marijuana legal for medical use, how would you vote? Ballot Question 3 would make marijuana legal for medical use, how would you vote?  YES - … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ballot-questions, Canibus, medical marijuana, pot, Q3, question-3

Q3 is about Pot Convenience Stores – Not Sick People

October 2, 2012 By ljbarstow 10 Comments

Marijuana is NOT medicine. Let's not kid ourselves   Patients deserve and can get real FDA approved treatments that work. In states with “medical” marijuana, pot shops are everywhere, substance abuse among teens has risen and more people … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ballot-question, medical marijuana, pot, question-3

Jeff Jacoby: World May End if Question 3 Defeated

October 24, 2010 By Bob Neer 8 Comments

In a hilarious column today the Globe's Jeff Jacoby asserts that the world, or representative democracy in Massachusetts, or something equally colossal, may end if ballot Question 3 (to defund public services by cutting the sales tax from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: question-3

How Powerful the Racing Lobby?

November 5, 2008 By lynne 3 Comments

(Uh...how many diaries do I get a day? LOL) In celebrating the win for the puppies (ie, the passing of Question 3!), I have paused to ask myself several times if this is the end to this matter, or if there's another fight a-brewin'. After … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: dog-racing, question-3, tracks

No, No, No

November 3, 2008 By nodrumlins 3 Comments

Question 2 In my mind, all of the discussion about whether or not a yes vote would save the state money, or contribute to a rise in teen marijuana use, or make the job of police easier or harder is ancillary fluff. The question should be … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: election-2008, question-1, question-2, question-3

You say referendums, I say referenda: No, Yes, Yes

November 1, 2008 By Charley on the MTA 20 Comments

I think I've held forth on these already, so I won't belabor the points:Question 1: No. For all those folks who don't use roads, or send kids to schools (or care about or are influenced by public education in any way), or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: question-1, question-2, question-3

The Dog Track Campaign Tactic:

September 22, 2008 By Ryan Leave a Comment

Confuse the voters. This from today's State House News Service (sorry, can't link to SHNS): DOG RACING GROUP TAKE NAME OF GROUP SUPPORTING RACING BAN A ballot question committee has formed to oppose Question 3, which bans dog racing, but … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 08, 2008, campaigns-and-elections, dog-tracks, greyhounds, question-3

Race Tracks Violating State Law?

September 18, 2008 By Ryan 19 Comments

Of course, as with anything this cynical and irregular, the bludgeon they keep hitting themselves with doesn't stop. Among those sweet, kind-hearted videos on the Youtube site are a few claims that are flat out wrong. In fact, the very … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: 08, 2008, campaigns-and-elections, greyhounds, question-3, race-tracks

Vote No on Question 3

November 6, 2006 By chriswagner Leave a Comment

SEIU officials would have you believe that their union would allow more access to child care. This in fact is not true. DEEC, the state agency which manages child care subsidies walks a fine balance between access and affordability. What … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: ballot-questions, question-3

Ballot questions: Yes on 1 and 2, maybe on 3

November 6, 2006 By the-editors 39 Comments

Here are our opinions on the ballot questions for Tuesday.We support Question 1, allowing supermarkets to sell wine. We've yet to see a convincing argument why they shouldn't. The danger to mom-n-pop liquor stores is vastly overstated. As … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: massachusetts, question-1, question-2, question-3

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