Statewide polling reports that 63 percent of Massachusetts’ voters, including majorities of Democrats and Independents, oppose the ballot question.
Topic: Court Decision
None of the plaintiffs showed either sufficient “injury” or “concrete harm” from the implementation of the CMS pilot program.
The Court declined to hear petitioners’ arguments that the DeSantis administration improperly dismissed tens of thousands of signatures.
“Marijuana’s classification as a Schedule I substance unequivocally provides, for purposes of federal law, that it has no accepted medical use,” the Court determined.
In a unanimous opinion, Justices on the California Supreme Court determined that the state’s “open container” law should not be applied so broadly as to pertain to situations where police find “any loose marijuana” in a motor vehicle.
Petitioners had argued that Congress’ reliance on the Commerce Clause of the Fifth Amendment to prohibit the trafficking of state-legal cannabis products exceeds its constitutional authority.
“The state need not provide just compensation every time it adjusts its regulatory scheme, even if those changes incidentally impair or even destroy the businesses of some,” the Court ruled.
“No firefighter or public servant should have to choose between their health and their career.”