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Boston: Police commissioner thinks new marijuana initiatives will lead to home invasions

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 08/06/2015 - 08:45

Boston Police Commissioner William Evans told Boston Herald Radio’s “Morning Meeting” show that one of his security concerns over the idea of legalizing marijuana in Massachusetts is the connection he says exists between the drug and home invasions in the state.

“A lot of home invasions seem to revolve around someone smoking marijuana, young college kids tying to supplement their income,” he said. “We get a half-dozen every year where they invite regular city kids over and next thing you know, their door is getting knocked down and they are getting robbed.”

Four different pro-marijuana ballot questions are expected to be filed today to Attorney General Maura Healey for her to review as part of the ballot initiative process to legalize the drug in the state. Massachusetts has already decriminalized marijuana. Anyone who is found with less than an ounce can only be ticketed for the offense. Medical marijuana has...

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