There was something different in the air today at the 20th annual Boston Freedom Rally at the Boston Common. And it wasn’t just the clouds of pungent marijuana smoke.
The changed law gave attendees reason to celebrate and a better chance of not getting arrested — a scenario organizers say is a welcome change for the event, which has caused controversy over the years, including many arrests and multiple legal battles with the city over permitting issues.
The new law decriminalizes possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. But that did not stop police from handing out handfuls of $100 tickets when they caught festival-goers with pot.
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Boston Globe – By Michael Corcoran, Globe Correspondent