St. John Barned-Smith
Bay State Banner
In an election season full of turmoil, marijuana proved to be a central — and hotly debated — issue among Massachusetts voters. On Tuesday, however, the conversation was more one-sided than many had expected.
Voters in the Commonwealth overwhelmingly expressed their support for Question 2, a ballot measure aimed at softening penalties for people found possessing up to an ounce of marijuana.
David Abel
Boston Globe
Voters yesterday overwhelmingly approved a ballot initiative to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana, making getting caught with less than an ounce of pot punishable by a civil fine of $100. The change in the law means someone found carrying dozens of joints will no longer be reported to the state's criminal history board.
Jeremy P. Jacobs
PolitickerMA.com
The Committee for Sensible Marijuana Policy, the group behind the ballot measure that would decriminalize possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, said Monday that it has received the endorsement of 51 clergy members across Massachusetts.
Richard T. Delmasto
Berkshire Eagle
Perhaps our local masters of the universe —District Attorney David Capeless, Sheriff Carmen Massimiano Jr. and their attendant throng of police officials — should look to our neighbor to the north, rather than speculate about all their Chicken Little theories if Question 2 passes.
Maine has a marijuana law already in effect that mirrors our Question 2
Lawrence Eagle Tribune
I support decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana. Law enforcement has enough other problems more serious to handle. We have rapes and murders that need to be solved.
