Band Battle Dates Announced
A series of skirmishes in the Battle of the Bands for slots in the Freedom Rally continues through the summer. JUNE June 27th – Starving Artist MassCann Hip Hop Battle Prelim #2 @ Presidents Rock Club in Quincy June 28th MassCann/NORML Presents: The 2013 Battle for the Rally Prelim 3 McGann’s in Boston June 29th [...]
Members’ Meeting and PIcnic on Common: Sunday, June 30, 1-4 p.m.
On Sunday, June 30th, from 1 to 4 p.m., MassCann/NORML will hold its annual members’ meeting and picnic, during which members of the MassCann board of directors will brief potential volunteers on how to help with the first-ever two-day for the Freedom Rally, set for September 14 and 15th this fall. This year’s rally will [...]
Call for Freedom Rally Speakers: Will You Raise Your Voice on High?
Want to speak at the Boston Freedom Rally this September? E-mail MCNspeakers@gmail.com with your name and a brief summary of your speaking points. Please include any speaking experience you may have, as well as why you would make a great contribution to the Boston Freedom Rally. We want to hear from YOU!
Republicans for Cannabis: Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul Work for Industrial Hemp
Two conservative Republicans have come out in support of industrial hemp. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul, both Republican senators from Kentucky, are working to bring industrial hemp back to Kentucky, where it was once a major crop. In fact, the battle to legalize hemp has already succeeded at the state level, where a bill to [...]
MPAA Reacts to Newly Posted Medical Marijuana Regulations
The Massachusetts Patient Advocacy Alliance, after looking through the newly announced Department of Public Health regulations on medical marijuana, sent the following letter to their members: May 12, 2013 Dear Friend, REGULATIONS FOR MEDICAL MARIJUANA PROGRAM FINALIZED Regulations will go into effect May 24 Wednesday the Public Health Council voted to approve the regulations issued [...]
Hearing May 6 on Bill to Gut MMJ, Limit Access, Micromanage Doctors
BOSTON, MA — Hearings were held May 6 at the State House on several bills that would gut the medical marijuana program approved by Massachusetts voters in November. The proposals, contained in Senate Bill 1031 and three companion bills, would, among other things, limit the number of dispensaries to 10 statewide, limit patients to 2 [...]
Lockdown Lifted, Boston Comes Out to Smoke April 20 on Common
One of the largest crowds ever came out to Boston Common to celebrate 4/20 with a puff of free spirit. Police were nowhere to be seen around 4:20 p.m. as a great cloud of well-being and shared sense of community wafted over the heads of the celebrants. The crowd was perhaps swollen by the desire [...]
WCVB Examines Emerging Medical Marijuana Industry
“Chronicle,” on WCVB-TV, recently aired a segment on the emerging medical marijuana industry. One grower, who showed his face on camera but was not identified, predicted that medical marijuana was going to change people’s attitudes about weed. There was also first-hand testimony from a medical-marijuana user about how well marijuana eased her muscle and joint [...]
MA High Court: Don’t Smoke Less Than an Ounce and Drive
According to a ruling of the Supreme Court of Massachusetts issued April 5 in the case of Commonwealth v. Clint Daniel, driving stoned is still a crime and is not mitigated by the fact that you have smoked less than an ounce or have less than an ounce in your possession. In short, the less-than-an-ounce [...]
Passing a Joint Isn’t “Distribution”–MA High Court
Source: ACLU, as posted on The Daily Chronic BOSTON, MA – The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruled Friday, April 5, that sharing a joint is not “distribution” of marijuana, and therefore not a crime under the state’s 2008 decriminalization law. The Supreme Judicial Court released decisions in four cases that involved arrests made after [...]
