Commonwealth v. Cruz

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...

Letter: Court’s marijuana ruling a blow for liberty

May 3, 2011 | Archives, Published LTE's

In its April 24 editorial, “Court ruling helps protect drug dealers,” The Standard-Times turns the state’s constitutional protections against unreasonable searches and seizures on its head, because some criminals will escape detection. The newspaper...

LETTER: Mass. voters got it right on 2008 ballot question

Apr 27, 2011 | Archives, Published LTE's

THE GLOBE editorial staff seems to feel that they know better than the voters when it comes to drugs (“Ruling on marijuana searches leaves behind a strange odor,’’ Editorial, April 25). Speaking of “an ill-considered 2008 state ballot question decriminalizing small...

LETTER: But it’s our safety that is at stake

Apr 27, 2011 | Archives

RE “SJC limits response by police to marijuana’’ (Page A1, April 20): If a police officer stops a vehicle and smells the distinctive odor of alcohol, the officer has the right to order the driver out of the vehicle. That is common sense, as the driver may be...

LETTER: With our liberty at stake, evidence should not be gathered by shortcutB

Apr 27, 2011 | Archives, Published LTE's

IT IS not surprising that the state Supreme Judicial Court’s decision in Commonwealth v. Cruz dismays police and prosecutors (“SJC limits response by police to marijuana,’’ Page A1, April 20). That is probably because the decision will make it more difficult for them...