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Decrim
Initiatives
Filed
in
Massachusetts
for
2000
Ballot
8/6/99
(courtesy NORML Foundation,
http://www.norml.org)
Aug. 5, 1999, Boston, MA:
Initiative petitions supporting marijuana decriminalization have been filed
and are now awaiting the State Attorney General's ruling as to their constitutionality.
The Massachusetts Cannabis
Coalition (MassCANN), a state affiliate of the National Organization for
the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML), presented seven potential ballot
questions which could appear on the November 2000 ballot.
The acts presented by MassCANN
seek to permit the medical use of marijuana, decriminalize cultivation
and personal use, and clarify defenses in criminal cases. (See http://www.masscann.org/initiv99/initiv_tc.htm
for full text copies of the act.)
"The prosecution of adults
for marijuana crimes is a phenomenal waste of our tax resources," said
Bill Downing, president of MassCANN.
State Attorney General Thomas
Reilly must rule on the constitutionality of the petitions and publish
the summaries for the ballot by Sept. 1. Downing said once they see
Reilly's wording they will decide on which measure to pursue.
MassCANN will be kicking
off their petition drive at their annual Freedom Rally from noon to 6:00
pm, on Saturday September 18th at the Boston Common.
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Issue #102, 8/6/99
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