Weymouth lawmaker would roll back marijuana decriminalization

Oct 5, 2011 | Archives

State Rep. James Murphy is again pushing legislation to roll back provisions of Question 2, a 3-year-old referendum that made possession of a small amount of marijuana a civil, rather than criminal, offense in Massachusetts. Two bills, which are both scheduled for a...

GUEST OPINION: The eternal drug war

Jan 26, 2011 | Archives

The Afghanistan war sometimes seems interminable. It just became the longest hot war in U.S. history. Europe’s Hundred Years War remains the world record holder, but things moved slower back then. Pentagon officials appear to dream of setting a new record in Kabul....

LETTER: Law enforcement should pipe down on pot

Jan 25, 2011 | Archives, Published LTE's

In your view that “Rhode Island can learn from Massachusetts pot laws” (OUR VIEW: “Decriminalize pot in RI,” Jan. 23, Page B2) you assert that any Rhode Island decriminalization legislation must address three supposed defects in Massachusetts’ law. These...

EDITORIAL: Rhode Island can learn from Mass. pot laws

Jan 22, 2011 | Archives

Legislation filed this week by Rhode Island Rep. John Edwards, D-Tiverton, to decriminalize possession of up to one ounce of marijuana has already gotten quite a bit of attention. Edwards says that he filed the legislation, which would be similar to the marijuana...