In my last post on this subject, I explained the legal changes soon to take place in Massachusetts (probably early January 2009) in the area of marijuana possession and use. Police officials in Massachusetts, understandably, are now publicly expressing concern that they have no idea exactly how to enforce this…
Now that voters in Massachusetts have overwhelmingly approved (by a 65% to 35% margin) last week’s November 4, 2008 statewide ballot initiative, it falls to the state’s chief prosecutorial and law enforcement officials to “iron out” the new procedures and legal protocols necessary to shift away from the decades-old criminal…
Looking ahead to possible legislative changes to criminal law in Massachusetts, in November voters here are going to have an opportunity to vote on more than just the presidential election alone. One of the ballot questions in Massachusetts will ask voters if possession of a small amount of marijuana (one…