New MassCann Board of Directors Elected
At the members’ meeting March 30 at Ming III Restaurant in Westborough, annual elections were duly held. Matt Sonnichsen was reelected president. Bill Downing was reelected treasurer. Kathryn Rifkin was reelected clerk. The remaining members of the board of directors are: Emily Elmen Lilith Astaroth Bill Flynn Cara Crabb-Burnham Tony Santo Chris Foye Jeff Morris [...]
Mass Grass: New Format, Problems with Mailing
Mass Grass, the members’ publication of the Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition/NORML, which has previously been published as a booklet on letter-size paper, has just debuted in a new tabloid format printed on newsprint. The new 16-page issue came off the presses March 1 and features advertising space for hemp-friendly businesses. Unfortunately, the mailing to subscribers, [...]
Call for Designs for MassCann Gear
Strike a blow for art and liberty! Submit a design to be added to MassCann’s online merchandising shop! MassCann is currently looking for up to three new designs to be offered as T-shirts, mugs, and other items of online merchandise. Already one design has been submitted by a volunteer. Designs should be submitted in the [...]
New MassCann Logo: “Repeal Prohibition”
MassCann’s Board of Directors voted at its November meeting to approve a new logo for MassCann. The new logo is a green circle with a Minuteman figure and a pot leaf in the center, the label “MASSCANN.ORG” across the top, and “REPEAL PROHIBITION” across the bottom. MassCann plans to make the new design available on [...]
Lester Grinspoon Speaks at Victory Celebration Dec. 8
Dr. Lester Grinspoon, the world’s most widely published author regarding the medical application of cannabis and thought by many to be the grandfather of modern medicinal cannabis research, was honored at a members’ meeting Dec. 8 at the Summer Shack in Cambridge, along with pro-cannabis activists Maddy Webster, Mike Crawford (“Mike Cann”), and Matt Allen. [...]
Two-Day Rally Planned for 2013
The board of directors of MassCann has voted to make the 2013 Freedom Rally a two-day event next September, running Saturday from noon to 8 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. MassCann hopes the arrangement will benefit all parties–more bands that can play, more hot dogs that can be sold, and more people [...]
22nd Freedom Rally T-Shirts
We have a small quantity of Freedom Rally T-Shirts in cotton and female cut hemp/cotton remaining.
MassCann/NORML’s First professional poll in Massachusetts is completed
58% would support a ballot question that legalized marijuana and regulated it in the same manner as other agricultural commodities but prohibited sale to underage persons! MassCann/NORML with thanks to the NORML Foundation, donors (whether they did so directly for polling or by attending one of our many benefit events and the FREEDOM RALLY) conducted a [...]
2011-2012 Officers and Board of Directors
Officers President, Michael Crawford (Cambridge) Treasurer, Steven Epstein (Georgetown) Clerk, Nichole Snow (Lynn) Directors in order of votes received from the 55 members who attended and voted! William Downing (Reading) Darya Pechkouskaya (Weymouth) Sara Arnold (Burlington) Cara Crab-Burnham (Jamaica Plain) Micaela McGuane (Somerville) David Conley (Watertown) John Madfis (Auburndale) Chris Foye (Quincy) Valerie Malta (Tewksbury) Glenn [...]
Fathers bring your families to MassCann/NORML’s Members Meeting & Barbeque
Sunday, June 19, 2011, Hopkinton State Park – Rain or Shine Members in good standing as of May 20, will receive snail mail notice. See below for how to join. We’ll be setting up shortly after 8:00 AM, the coals will be hot by noon! As locations within the park are first come first serve [...]
