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The people that run this is not political group. You hear the word for freedom and liberty, Then they stop posters from being put up for political freedom. They dont put speakers on the list For political groups to speak out for political freedom .. Their large numbers of people that party. I say it about time we start getting these rights,
| News and Opinion 2011 |
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| Written by Steven Epstein |
| Thursday, 13 January 2011 11:45 |
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We post the local news so you can HEMP by being vocal! There is a lot of interesting stuff here!! Be VOCAL! Letter: Prohibition still fails Letter: Strategy working Editorial: Generation up in smoke? Letter: Marijuana law contradicts Newburyport vote Pot fine is mulled in Newburyport Columnist: The government's marijuana problem Letter: Allow states establish laws on marijuana Evans: In this prohibition saga, Obama plays Herbert Hoover Mass. group says marijuana question moving forward Supporters of medical marijuana, life-ending medication initiatives say they have enough signatures to move proposed Massachusetts ballot questions forward Boston herald, November 3, 2011 Has decriminalization influenced teens' perception of marijuana? Op-Ed: Marijuana should be quasi-legal Guest Opinion: A regulated marijuana market is better than a black market Current marijuana policy encourages discrimination, says Congressman Barney Frank at HLS (video) Frank look at marijuana laws 50 percent of Americans favor legal marijuana, poll finds Support for marijuana legalization at record high Letter: Legal marijuana means more problems Lawmaker would roll back marijuana decriminalization BUSTED: Bay state drug paraphernalia laws cause confusion for students, shop owners LETTER: Barney Frank, Ron Paul pot legalization plan would be boon to Mass. Barney Frank looks to remove another taboo Mass. AG OKs petition questions for 2012 ballot (AP) Letter: Easing our way to medical marijuana is humane, not cynical Editorial: Marijuana genome: Fighting cancer, dude Letter: Frank talk Column: Are Civil (Liberties) Unions America's Best Hope? Letter: Time to cash in on pot's tax potential GUEST OPINION: National media reacts to Massachusetts drug legislation Feds won't give assurance on medical pot Bill in Mass. would legalize medical marijuana Massachusetts medical marijuana bill would establish regulation system with statewide dispensaries The Republican (Springfield), June 29, 2011 Bill would legalize medical marijuana Marijuana urged for medical use Impaired enforcement Column: Pot law profits trickle in Your Comments: Readers react to legislation introduced this week to end federal ban on marijuana US Rep. Barney Frank looking to end federal pot penalties US Rep. Barney Frank looking to end federal pot penalties Barney Frank, Ron Paul introduce bill to end federal ban on marijuana 2 House members want to end federal ban on pot Editorial: A $1 trillion failure Curious About Push To Allow Medical Marijuana In Massachusetts Editorial: A $1 trillion failure Editorial: Growing haze of confusion around state's pot law Letter: The right to use cannabis Op-Ed: Puritans with badges Letter: Law enforcement has good reason to dislike new marijuana laws Op-Ed :Liberty and the odor of marijuana Op-Ed: Marijuana law means whiff is not enough
Letter: Pot prohibition is what fuels violent crime Letter: Marijuana prohibition deadly Letter: Court's marijuana ruling a blow for liberty Boston named 2nd most pot-friendly city Op-Ed: Evans: 100 years of marijuana prohibition Letter: Marijuana: State should follow Prohibition-era precedent Hampden District Attorney Mark G. Mastroianni mulls marijuana decision by SJC Column: Pot not a crime, but trade still has victims A WHIFF, OR MORE, OF MARIJUANA Editorial: A Drug That Kills Just Found in the Lowell Sun Pot ruling blows smoke in face of police Letter: Reefer sanity by SJC OP-ED: 4/20 crackdown highlights administrative hostility Area law enforcement weigh options in wake of SJC ruling on marijuana odor Ruling on marijuana searches leaves behind a strange odor Our View: Court ruling helps protect drug dealers EDITORIAL: Up In Smoke Letter: Clueless SJC Thoughts On Marijuana Changing All Over New England With SJC's Marijuana Ruling, Law Officials' Work May Be Affected Editorial: Wacky weed indeed Pot rule worries officials Odor not enough to suspect crime Activists, stoners and casual tokers celebrate 420: unofficial pot smokers holiday Court limits vehicle searches for pot; South Shore law enforcement officials frustrated SJC weakens pot enforcement Ruling makes pot enforcement more lenient in Bay State SJC limits response by police to marijuana It ain't fair, John Sinclair STAFF EDIT: Supremely disappointed Mass. court limits police in small marijuana cases Mass. court limits police in small marijuana cases Column misrepresents administration's stance Column: BRISTOL: A lot spent to stop pot Letter: Pot's virtues Letter: Missing the point Letter: Pot relieves pain EDITORIAL: Reefer madness in Mass. Letter: For pot progress UMass professor drops bid to grow medical pot Medicinal marijuana? New legislation in MA Pressure grows to legalize medical pot Marijuana Debate Reignites In Bay State The Marijuana Bill Crime-watch group wants city to hike marijuana fines to $300 Letter: Legalize pot for medical uses COMMENTARY: Law weakens our appreciation of marijuana's dangers Fraser: Will pot legalization spread to Bay State? Story drafts legalization bill Hopkinton High lockers to be searched for drugs, alcohol The same appears in the: Western Mass. Legislators File Marijuana Reform Bills State legislator files marijuana legislation GUEST OPINION: The eternal drug war Letter: Law enforcement should pipe down on pot LETTER: Complaints against Massachusetts marijuana law unfounded
Below is an editorial making its way around WickedLocal.Com Newspapers and Websites near the Rhode Island Border. It contains this about Massachyusetts: According to an Associated Press report, the Massachusetts law does not require offenders to correctly identify themselves or show identification, nor does it provide a way to force them to pay the fines. The result is a patchwork of enforcement across the commonwealth. While some police departments hand out hundreds of tickets, others just look the other way. Since the law has no teeth for collecting fines, people can basically ignore the ticket and not face any repercussions. The only recourse is for cities or towns to take the offender to small claims court, which isn't worth the time or effort. Massachusetts legislators should close these loopholes. BE VOCAL! EDITORIAL: OUR VIEW: Rhode Island can learn from Mass. pot laws EDITORIAL: OUR VIEW: Decriminalize marijuana possession in Rhode Island Click here for: News and Opinion 2010 Click here for: News and Opinion 2009 Join MASSCANN! You can join MASSCANN for as little as $15 per year, $25 gets you voting rights at all member meetings. $30 gets you a black or white t-shirt and $35 gets you a cool tie-dyed t-shirt! You can donate to the cause using our Pay by credit card page and choosing the appropriate category from the drop down list. Or download (PDF format), print out, and mail our membership form. Read our Privacy Policy so you can be sure that we will not divulge your personal information. If you don't have the FREE Adobe PDF Reader, get it here. It is not your duty to complete the work, but neither are you excused from it. As a 501(c)(4) non-profit dues and contributions are not tax deductible. MASS CANN does not sell, swap, or distribute in any way any information about its web site visitors, list or newsletter subscribers, contributors or members to any other organization. NORML never provides any information about its web site visitors, email list subscribers, contributors or members to any other organization Standard Times (New Bedford), October 6, 2011 Weymouth lawmaker would roll back marijuana decriminalization Patriot Ledger, Wednesday, October 5, 2011 Enterprise News (Brockton), October 5, 2011 Herald News (Fall River), October 5, 2011 Metrowest Daily News, October 5, 2011 Milford Daily News, October 5, 2011 Taunton Gazette, Wednesday, October 5, 2011 Boston Herald (AP), December 3, 2011 |
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