The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts has ruled that while possession of a small amount of marijuana is no longer a crime, one can still be charged with an “intent to distribute” crime. In 2008, Massachusetts voters changed the law concerning...
Police don’t need to observe a sale for distribution charge, just individually packaged bags of marijuana – even if it’s under an ounce. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Council ruled Monday that the Bay State’s 2008 voter-approved marijuana...
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...
Marijuana tokers in Leicester might think their police chief is getting a little too high on the state law that decriminalized use of less than an ounce of the drug, and they could be right. Since the law passed, Leicester has issued some 252 citations, a lot more...
Given the myriad ways canines have been trained to use their powerful sense of smell, it is not hard to imagine they could be taught to differentiate between a large quantity of marijuana and less than an ounce. Until that time, police may be wasting their time using...
