In November, the DAPA conducted a poll for the Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition and NORML on the public’s opinion of marijuana. What they found may indicate a willingness to pass medical marijuana legislation at the polls next November if lawmakers don’t enact a similar law in the meantime. [Read more…]
Smell of Pot Not Enough For Cops to Force Exit of Parked Vehicle
The Massachusetts State Supreme Judicial court ruled that the simple smell of marijuana coming from a parked car was not enough evidence to order those within the vehicle to exit. With that ruling, the court has cemented the wishes of voters who decided in 2008 to decriminalize less than one ounce of marijuana. But, it hasn’t made everyone happy. [Read more…]