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...

Op-Ed: Liberty and the odor of marijuana

May 8, 2011 | Archives

Earlier this month on the 236th anniversary of battles of Lexington and Concord, our state supreme court released its decision in Commonwealth v. Cruz, honoring the principles of 1775. The Cruz ruling limits police power to detain and search a car passenger based only...

Letter: Marijuana prohibition deadly

May 4, 2011 | Archives, Published LTE's

Regarding Richard Evans’ thoughtful April 29 oped (“100 years of marijuana prohibition”), the drug war is largely a war on marijuana smokers. In 2009, there were 858,405 marijuana arrests in the United States, almost 90 percent for simple possession....

OpEd: 100 years of marijuana prohibition

Apr 29, 2011 | Archives, Published LTE's

One hundred years ago today, Massachusetts Governor Eugene Foss signed into law Chapter 372 of the Acts of 1911, “An act relative to the issuance of search warrants for hypnotic drugs and the arrest of those present.” Since then, marijuana has been illegal...

Hopkinton High lockers to be searched for drugs, alcohol

Feb 11, 2011 | Archives

Sheriff’s dogs will soon search Hopkinton High School lockers, following reports that underage drinking and pot use are on the rise statewide – an increase law enforcement blames on the partial decriminalization of marijuana. “It’s particularly...