Stoughton Selectmen Ask Legislators for Delay in Implementing Medical Marijuana Law
Stoughton Selectmen, following the lead of the Walpole Board of Selectmen, want more time to deal with the implementation of the medical marijuana law, passed statewide in this November's election.
With the medical marijuana law set to go effect Jan. 1, 2013, Stoughton Selectmen, following the lead of their counterparts in Walpole, voted Tuesday night to send a letter to Stoughton's State House delegation asking for a delay in implementing the law, giving local communities more time to prepare for potential zoning issues. The medical marijuana ballot initiative (Question 3) passed statewide in this November’s Presidential Election, with 63 percent of Massachusetts voters supporting it. Only two communities statewide - Mendon and Lawrence - voted against Question 3. Stoughton voters favored it 60% to 40%. “This proposed law would eliminate state criminal and civil penalties for the medical use of marijuana by qualifying patients,” …
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3:42 pm on Sunday, December 9, 2012
Talk about Draconian.. Cigaretts were once promoted as medicine, too. And popular culture touted it as cool and benign - remember the Marlboro Man who died of lung cancer? Pop stars made millions endorsing cigarette products for tobacco companies. And they'll make millions doing that with marijuana now. How is this any different than the tobacco movement? Well, for one, cigarettes don't put an … more ›