LETTER: Court got message on decriminalization

Apr 27, 2011 | Archives, Published LTE's

THE ONLY people for whom the decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana in Massachusetts has proved “disorienting’’ are those in the dwindling minority who believe that possession of marijuana even in small amounts should still be criminal (“Ruling on marijuana...

Boston Herald: Clueless SJC

Apr 22, 2011 | Archives

Maybe the Supreme Judicial Court is immune from the myriad crimes associated with drug use and possession, but the common citizen is not (“It may stink, but it’s not criminal,” April 19). To further handicap law enforcement’s ability to root out other potential...

Pot rule worries officials: Odor not enough to suspect crime

Apr 21, 2011 | Archives

Law enforcement officials are concerned that marijuana busts, and their ability to arrest people for driving under the influence of drugs, will go up in smoke after the state’s highest court ruled this week that the odor of burnt marijuana does not give police enough...

Boston Herald: Wacky weed indeed

Apr 21, 2011 | Archives

Well, the chickens of that 2008 ballot law decriminalizing marijuana possession have definitely come home to roost. The Supreme Judicial Court this week ruled that the odor of burnt marijuana is no longer enough to allow police to order people out of their car — not...