I find this article in the Boston Herald a very interesting reflection of how quickly the politics of marijuana have changed in just the past few years. The back story is that in 2008 Question 2, a ballot initiative to decriminalize marijuana possession, made it on the ballot in Massachusetts. The measure was actively opposed [...]

In 73 local municipalities in Massachusetts, people will be voting on non-binding formal resolutions, public policy questions, asking the state government to pass medical marijuana or full marijuana legalization. According to MassCann, non-binding marijuana legalization resolutions will be on the ballot in localities with 7.5 percent of the state’s residents and the medical marijuana resolution [...]

In 73 local municipalities in Massachusetts, people will be voting on non-binding formal resolutions, public policy questions, asking the state government to pass medical marijuana or full marijuana legalization. According to MassCann, non-binding marijuana legalization resolutions will be on the ballot in localities with 7.5 percent of the state’s residents and the medical marijuana resolution will be on the ballot in areas with roughly 5.6 percent of the state’s population.