Marijuana Policy Project

David Scannell, a state representative from Manchester’s Ward 2 and community relations coordinator for the Manchester School District, voted his conscience as a state legislator when he voted with the majority of the House to lessen the penalties on possession of a small amount of marijuana. Manchester Mayor Frank Guinta, never missing a political opportunity, slammed Scannell and called on him to resign his job with the school district.

In an eloquent written response, Scannell noted that his constitutional right to vote his conscience could not be abridged, wished the mayor and his family a Happy Easter and stood his ground with grace and wit.