Backers of pot legalization tout doctors’ endorsements

The legalization of marijuana for recreational use is proposed in Ballot Question 4.

But, Trump also called Colorado’s legal marijuana industry a “real problem”, in the same interview with O’Reilly, a departure from his position in 1990, when he told The Miami Herald that the United States needs to “legalize drugs to win” the war on drugs. Supporters believe a California victory, let alone a sweep in all five states, could be what they need to change the federal discussion about the drug, which is now on par with heroin under US law. A USC Dornsife/Los Angeles Times poll carried out at the end of October contended that 58 percent of Golden State voters support adoption compared with 35 percent who said they did not.

Supporters of looser pot laws clearly have the momentum when it comes to public opinion.

Legalizing marijuana increases other substance use: Whether legalization affects other substance use depends on whether new consumers progress to drugs such as cocaine or heroin (the gateway effect) and whether existing consumers substitute marijuana for other substances. What we’re seeing in states such as Colorado that have legalized marijuana for recreational use and retail sale does not bode well for Maine’s prospects should Question 1 pass.

In addition, Arkansas, Florida, North Dakota and Montana will decide whether to approve the use of medical marijuana, something that has already been accepted in 25 states.

So if transporting any Schedule I Controlled Substance, which includes, marijuana, across any state line is a federal felony, what if my buddy has a medical-marijuana card?

So legalization might make adults more likely to get high – or at least more likely to admit it.

Colorado now ranks first in the nation for marijuana use among 12- to 17-year-olds.

Medical marijuana was decriminalized in 1996, allowing residents to buy it or grow it at home with an easy-to-get doctor’s recommendation. “I just can’t imagine Harvard taking any step but the most conservative one: go the slowest, stay the closest to the ground”.

The pro-marijuana forces don’t see it that way.

Less than a week before Election Day, California voters appear to be bucking a tradition of casting no votes when faced with an overwhelmingly crowded and confusing ballot.

Lawmakers face a December 9 deadline for passing another government funding bill.

O’Malley is not the only prominent public figure in Boston to oppose the ballot measure. “While possession is legal there, you have nowhere to legally purchase it”, Rutter said. “The Massachusetts border an hour away from Albany, and just the impact that that will have, the challenges that will come up from NY having to deal with interstate commerce and New Yorkers leaving the state to access recreational marijuana“.

For now, so as to avoid conflicts among different levels of government, Congress has barred federal action against people working with pot in states where it is legal.

If California voters approve Proposition 64 November 8, the legal use of marijuana for those age 21 or over could take effect November 9 – but not here.

Most cities in Sonoma County, including Santa Rosa, allow a limited number of plants to be grown outdoors for personal use by medical marijuana patients.

These are the arguments for and against legalizing marijuana in MA.

“There are many people who may philosophically support legalization, but they take a look at this ballot question and they realize everything that is going to mean in terms of commercializing marijuana in MA and they say ‘Oh, that’s not really what I want to have happen, ‘” she told WBZ.

Marijuana is less risky for adults than legal substances such as alcohol and tobacco and if properly regulated would be less likely to fall into the hands of children, whose still-developing brains could be harmed by it, the physicians said.

The Initiative to Legalize Marijuana in America Is Growing Rapidly…

In Washington State, the number of fatalities in auto accidents with THC in their system has doubled since legalization.

Luzier pointed to top state officials who oppose legalizing marijuana, including Gov. Charlie Baker, Attorney General Maura Healey, and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh, as a reason to require towns to have votes to opt out. That restraint is completely discretionary, though, and could change depending on who is in power at the Justice Department.

And, Mike Pence, Trump’s running mate, has expressed his opposition to marijuana legalization and governs a state with some of the harshest marijuana-sentencing laws.

Garcia: He can give it to you legally, but he can’t sell it to you, because he doesn’t have a license to sell medical marijuana.

Wolk also noted that marijuana use has not increased among young people since the legalization, which is a concern for critics.