Massachusetts votes to legalize marijuana

Massachusetts votes to legalize marijuana at the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016

This week the Boston Herald wrote that 62% of Massachusetts businesses polled oppose the legalization of marijuana. The way they wrote it, you would have thought that 62% was a lot of businesses but what surprised me was how low that was. I would’ve anticipated 80 – 90% opposing such legislation.

Full legalization of marijuana will be on the ballot on November 8th and is widely expected to pass. In anticipation of its passage, the MA State Senate is now drafting regulations to license, regulate and tax its production and distribution in a manner similar to alcohol – which I am 100% okay with and look forward to. Maybe we can use the tax revenue to finally fix the MBTA.

You can read the referendum (a.k.a. Massachusetts Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Initiative) that will be voted on at the ballot box on November 8th, here. If you would like to see marijuana legalized, regulated and taxed link here for more information, regulatemassachusetts.org.