“From job creation to tax revenue to improved innovation, legalization is driving economic prosperity.”
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“There’s no ‘buyer’s remorse’ among Massachusetts’ voters when it comes to legalizing cannabis and this fact will become even clearer come November.”
“Imposing excessive taxes on legal cannabis strengthens illicit markets while weakening legal ones.”
“Policies that mandate would-be hires to undergo urine screens for past cannabis exposure are holdovers from a bygone era. These policies are invasive, discriminatory, and they fail to contribute to a safe work environment.”
In a unanimous ruling, the Court the rejected arguments that marijuana use is a per se probation violation because the substance remains federally illegal.
“We find that state legalization of recreational marijuana substantially reduced the arrests and disciplinary incidents for drug law violations. … The decreases in arrests after legalization are especially steep at public institutions [and at] four-year institutions.”
Under the measure, state-licensed retailers will begin selling cannabis products to those age 21 or older on July 1, 2027.
“These findings are consistent with those from other adult-use legal states, which show steep declines in marijuana use by young people following the adoption of regulated, age-restricted markets.”