The Crimson Staff
Harvard Crimson
It’s high time for Ballot Question 2
On Nov. 4, Massachusetts voters will find themselves faced with a crucial decision. Lobbyists and enthusiasts from across the country have vehemently campaigned for each side. Political organizations, interest groups, Harvard professors, and billionaires have all been drawn into the fight. The all-important issue: What should our state do about weed?
Rick Holmes
Daily News Tribune
Not much has changed since Richard Nixon declared war on drugs in 1971, including the rhetoric being used this year against Question 2, a referendum on the November ballot that would change possession of small amounts of marijuana from a criminal charge to a civil infraction and a $100 fine.
Lyle Moran
Sentinel and Enterprise
BOSTON -- The group fighting to reduce penalties for marijuana possession in Massachusetts charged Thursday that opponents are misrepresenting their ballot question as a referendum on legalizing marijuana, rather than it's intent to reduce penalties for small amounts of pot.
Whitney Taylor, campaign manager of the Committee for Sensible Marijuana Policy, said a radio ad aired this week intently misrepresented the referendum question.
"This ad goes beyond misstatements, spin or opinion and blatantly lies about what Question 2 would do if passed," Taylor said. "The opponents of Question 2 are trying to dupe the voters of Massachusetts into thinking that Question 2 is something it's not."
David Edwards
Boston Herald
As a parent, I’m in full support of Question 2 (“Question 2 leads down slippery slope,” Oct. 2). I don’t want my children or any young people to use marijuana, but the lifelong barriers created by an arrest are more damaging than the crime.
Sandy Meindersma
Worcester Telegram & Gazette
