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Let’s Stay Cool and Calm on Legal Marijuana

By Record Staff    If recent news reports are to be believed, some in our state are hyperventilating about the imminent legalization of marijuana in Massachusetts which was approved by voters...

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Public Health Council To Address 5 Areas of Concern

On January 3rd in Boston, and January 5th in Holyoke (see events calendar), the Public Health Council will hear testimony concerning existing regulations. The proposed regulations are limited in number...

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Call to Action: Write Your Legislators Now! Dick Evans offers this letter as a guide:

(Hit the Action Button to the right for your legislator’s contact information) Dear _____, The Globe recently reported that some legislators want to use the informal session to delay the implementation of...

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Respect Will of The People on Question 4

by Joshua Mintzer On Election Day, we in the commonwealth voted on an important issue after a highly contentious campaign cycle. One side was replete with facts, positive vision for...

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Campaigning Against A Bill Is One Thing, Gutting It Is Quite Another

by Jeffrey Hayes      Donald Trump was elected because enough people felt the government was completely unresponsive to them.  And now we are about to get a government which the...

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Lyceum at First Parish, Bedford, re Question 4

Nov 18, 2016 | Letter to the Editor Submitted by Dorothy Africa, Bedford Lyceum moderator The Bedford Lyceum at First Parish Church convened a pre-election panel on November 6, 2016 to consider...

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These 9 States Can Neuter the WOD, from The Daily Beast

LUKE O’NEIL 11.07.16 1:34 PM ET On the morning on July 17, 2015 law enforcement agents stormed the Reading, Mass. home of Bill Downing. Armed with machine guns and dressed...

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LEGALIZE

Here is Revolutionary Rachel Donlan fanning the flames of rebellion from her vantage point in Weymouth. Look out world! With John Leonard.

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Cannabis legalization arguments for CRMLA Initiative

MASS CANN/NORML SHOULD ENDORSE CRMLA!  By Will Luzier and Jim Borghesani, CRMLA Campaign Managers   Russ Belville, widely respected commentator on marijuana policy, recently said this about the initiative filed...

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Bay State Repeal Initiatives Approved by the Attorney General!

The first step took grounding on September 2nd when Attorney General Maura Healey approved all four ballot initatives submitted for legalization. MassCann is officially endorsing Bay State Repeal Initiative Petition for a...

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Poll: How much tax would you pay for legal weed?

https://polldaddy.com/poll/8789948/ If marijuana were legal but taxed, how high a tax would you pay before turning to the black market?

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Bay State Repeal Warns Against Excessive Taxation

Bay State Repeal and MassCann’s Andy Gaus co-authored an article that was picked up by AP and Boston Herald. http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2015/03/pro_pot_legalization_group_warns_against_excessive_taxation BOSTON — A group pushing for a 2016 ballot question...