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Epstein: Allow states establish laws on marijuana

Mr. Evans’ “In this prohibition saga, Obama plays Herbert Hoover” contains one factual error. The Jones Act became law in 1929 when Coolidge signed it two days before leaving office....

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LTE: Just regulate pot

Thank you for giving voice to the now growing majority of us who support most of what was written by Dr. John Frantz (“Marijuana should be quasi-legal,” Oct. 27). What...

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LETTER: Barney Frank, Ron Paul pot legalization plan would be boon to Mass.

We would like to acknowledge our appreciation to U.S. Rep. Barney Frank for taking the time to visit and talk with a group of concerned citizens at Gallery X in...

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Easing our way to medical marijuana is humane, not cynical

RE “MARIJUANA genome: Fighting cancer, dude’’ (Editorial, Aug. 20): Rarely mentioned in the debate over the legal status of this plant, valued since the dawn of agriculture for its nutritious...

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Boston Phoenix: Frank Talk

I was pleased to see Harvey Silverglate’s story about the collaboration between myself and Ron Paul in the effort to remove all federal criminal restrictions on personal marijuana use (Freedom...

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Letter: Time to cash in on pot’s tax potential

In the June 8 editorial “Growing haze of confusion around state’s pot law,” The Ledger once again sides with law enforcement that Question 2, overwhelmingly approved by the people in...

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Epstein: The right to use cannabis

Regarding Attorney Cutler’s Guest Opinion, “Liberty and the odor of marijuana” (May 8), I would like to point out that cannabis prohibition violates the citizens’ right to liberty. We learned...

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Marijuana law means whiff is not enough

Persons who value the advantages of liberty and the principles of the constitution of Massachusetts will remember April 19 of 2011, the 236th anniversary of the battles of Lexington and...

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LETTER: Pot prohibition is what fuels violent crime

THE HEADLINE of Joan Vennochi’s column, “Pot not a crime, but trade still has victims’’ (Op-ed, April 28), is true, in that possession of small amounts is decriminalized in Massachusetts....

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Letter: Marijuana prohibition deadly

Regarding Richard Evans’ thoughtful April 29 oped (“100 years of marijuana prohibition”), the drug war is largely a war on marijuana smokers. In 2009, there were 858,405 marijuana arrests in...

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Letter: Court’s marijuana ruling a blow for liberty

In its April 24 editorial, “Court ruling helps protect drug dealers,” The Standard-Times turns the state’s constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures on its head, because some criminals will...

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Letter: Marijuana: State should follow Prohibition-era precedent

Today is the 100th anniversary of Massachusetts’ first law interfering with free commerce in cannabis. It was the first such state law in the nation. The 1911 law required a...