Mass. State Lawmakers Visit Colorado On Marijuana Fact-Finding Trip
Eight state lawmakers are in Colorado this week to learn about that state's two-year-old experience with legalizing marijuana.
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Eight state lawmakers are in Colorado this week to learn about that state's two-year-old experience with legalizing marijuana.
A group of Massachusetts state senators plans to travel to Colorado next week to learn more about that state's system for the legalized use of recreational marijuana.
The Massachusetts Medical Society remains opposed to the legalization of recreational marijuana in the state.
Supporters of legalized recreational marijuana in Massachusetts are taking a key step toward placing the measure before voters on the 2016 state ballot.
With many states now pushing for the legalization of marijuana, its potential as an addictive substance is hotly debated. Advocates claim that the drug is not addictive, while opponents commonly label it as a gateway drug.
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State Senate President Stan Rosenberg says lawmakers should consider putting a nonbinding question on the 2016 ballot asking voters if they would support legalizing the recreational use of marijuana.
Supporters of legalized marijuana are working to put the issue on the ballot for voters to decide in 2016.
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The push to legalize marijuana in Massachusetts took a big step forward recently, as a draft petition was released by the group behind a state ballot initiative.
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A group hoping to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Massachusetts has submitted an initial draft of a proposed ballot question to the state attorney general's office.
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Some state lawmakers are working on a proposal that would allow the use of recreational marijuana in Massachusetts.
A group pushing for a 2016 ballot question to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Massachusetts is warning against imposing what they call excessive taxation on the sale of pot.
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