Marijuana Study Leader Is Against Legalization Push
For a year, state Senator Jason M. Lewis maintained strict neutrality as he studied marijuana legalization — interviewing 50-plus experts, scouring the research, and observing firsthand a state where it is legal. But now he is speaking out against the expected November referendum in Massachusetts.
His position carries special weight. Lewis chairs the special legislative committee on marijuana.
His concerns, voiced just after his committee submitted its report on the topic, arise from his role as both a father and a public official, he said.
“I am opposed to the likely ballot question because this is the wrong time for Massachusetts to go down this road, and a commercial, profit-driven market is the wrong approach to take,” the Winchester Democrat said.
Lewis, a onetime McKinsey & Co. consultant, laid out a wide-ranging case against the measure, arguments that could serve as a template for the opposition. And, as the debate...
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