Massachusetts: Opponents, Proponents Back Marijuana Study
At odds over the prudence of legalizing marijuana in Massachusetts, people on both sides of the proposed ballot question agree with the idea of measuring marijuana usage now while it is still largely illicit.
"What we've seen happen in other states is that they don't have existing baseline data on recreational marijuana use and it becomes very difficult for both sides to have honest conversations about the effects and impacts," Rep. Hannah Kane, a Shrewsbury Republican who opposes legalization, told the News Service.
"We're all for a baseline study," Jim Borghesani, communications director for the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, told the News Service. Clarifying that he opposes delaying a decision on legalization before a study, he said, "I think that as states move forward with regulating marijuana it will help to gather facts."
Borghesani's group is moving a question toward the November ballot that would legalize marijuana use...
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