Weymouth lawmaker would roll back marijuana decriminalization

Oct 5, 2011 | Archives

State Rep. James Murphy is again pushing legislation to roll back provisions of Question 2, a 3-year-old referendum that made possession of a small amount of marijuana a civil, rather than criminal, offense in Massachusetts. Two bills, which are both scheduled for a...

Column: Pot law profits trickle in

Jun 29, 2011 | Archives

Marijuana tokers in Leicester might think their police chief is getting a little too high on the state law that decriminalized use of less than an ounce of the drug, and they could be right. Since the law passed, Leicester has issued some 252 citations, a lot more...

Op-Ed: Liberty and the odor of marijuana

May 8, 2011 | Archives

Earlier this month on the 236th anniversary of battles of Lexington and Concord, our state supreme court released its decision in Commonwealth v. Cruz, honoring the principles of 1775. The Cruz ruling limits police power to detain and search a car passenger based only...

Marijuana law means whiff is not enough

May 6, 2011 | Archives, Published LTE's

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 Concord, as a little more special. It was the day that the Supreme Judicial Court...