I support the legalization of marijuana. The following summarizes why: The criminalization of marijuana has resulted in vastly unequal treatment between the white community and communities of color. The “crime” of marijuana possession has resulted in far too many people being involved in the criminal justice system, which has a long-term detrimental effect on person’s …
MBTA
When will our local governments and legislators finally take on the MBTA and its shoddy operation? Setting aside the attention-grabbing incident of the Orange Line last night, the day-to-day delays are making it impossible to rely on mass transit. I have run into 30-45 minute delay of service delays three times this week – and …
why a vote no on four is a vote for children
Here is a letter 3 of us composed for our community. It was suggested we share it with people outside our community Mark Friedman M.D. As two pediatricians and a public health official with long commitments over many years to the health of children we encourage a no vote on ballot question 4. This …
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How did Prohibition work for you?
Marijuana should be regulated like alcohol. It is dishonest to regulate one and not the other. It is not the evil weed. Some people will try it. Most will probably not like it. Lets start taking narco businesses apart and getting our young people back.
New report: ACLU + Human Rights Watch on the Criminalization of Drug Possession
Worthwhile reading if you haven’t already seen this: “Every 25 Seconds: The Human Toll of Criminalizing Drug Use in the United States,” https://www.hrw.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/usdrug1016_web_0.pdf
Marijuana Issue
I’m in favor of legalizing marijuana because it has been used as a way to keep black men at slave wages. I’ve read that more young white men use drugs than any other group. Yet, do you ever read about a drug raid in Wellesley or Dover? The raids generate prisoners who shovel snow for …