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Massachusetts Marijuana Legalization Bill Gets Hearing

Mar 8, 2012 | Archives, Legalization

A bill that would legalize the possession of and commerce in marijuana got a hearing at the Massachusetts legislature’s Joint Committee on the Judiciary Tuesday. While even the bill’s sponsor conceded it was unlikely to pass, it helps lay the groundwork for a proposed...

Marijuana Legalization Testimony Heard at Mass. State House

Mar 7, 2012 | Archives, Legalization

A Massachusetts legislator’s bill to legalize and tax cannabis in the Bay State was reviewed by the Joint Committee on the Judiciary on Tuesday, with testimony from supporters lasting well into the evening. Although the bill received very little testimony in...

State legislator files marijuana legislation

Jan 28, 2011 | Archives

Ellen Story, D-Amherst, responding to the 69 percent of the voters in her district who instructed her to vote “in favor of legislation that would allow the state to regulate and tax marijuana like alcohol” on Nov. 2, 2010, is sponsoring “An Act to Regulate and Tax the...

Marijuana Legalization Bills Filed in Massachusetts, Washington

Jan 25, 2011 | Archives

Legislators in two states on opposite ends of the country have introduced bills that would legalize marijuana. In both cases, the bills are a continuation of legalization efforts that did not reach fruition last year. Massachusetts Rep. Ellen Story (D-Amherst) Monday...