Title:
MA: Vote for marijuana on Nov. 2
Message:
On November 2,
voters in 73 municipalities across Massachusetts will be asked their opinion on
marijuana policy in the voting booths. Please
visit the Drug Policy Forum of Massachusetts to make sure you know whether
a question will appear on your ballot.
Thanks to the efforts of the Drug Policy Forum of Massachusetts (DPFMA),
the Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition
(MassCann/NORML), Suffolk University NORML, the UMass Amherst Cannabis Reform
Coalition, and War on Lies, public policy questions (PPQs) will ask roughly 13%
of Massachusetts voters if they support reforming marijuana laws in the Bay
State. Although results of these questions are non-binding, strong support for
reform will help signal to legislators that reform is necessary and important
to their constituents. Please remember to get
out and vote to support medical marijuana and a taxed and regulated system of
marijuana distribution on November 2!
There are two different versions of medical marijuana PPQs
on certain ballots. Although they vary slightly in their wording, both
questions ask voters if they support medical access to marijuana with a
doctor’s recommendation. Likewise, there are two slightly different questions
asking voters whether they support taxed and regulated distribution of
marijuana to adults, much like the regulations placed on a more dangerous
substance, alcohol. The Marijuana Policy
Project encourages our supporters to vote “Yes” on all of these questions.
Finally, we are incredibly grateful to the efforts of the
Drug Policy Forum of Massachusetts for
putting together a complete list of the municipalities where these questions will
appear, as well as the specific questions that will be on the ballot. Be
sure to visit the site to see whether a question will appear on your ballot.
Thanks so much for your commitment to this issue. With
your help, we can send a clear message to legislators in Boston that it is time
to reform the Bay State’s marijuana laws!
