Marijuana Legalization in Massachusetts: Getting Over the Hump
You would think it would be a slam dunk in the Bay State, but recent polls are making for some nail-biting. Still, this thing should win.
No matter how you slice it, there’s a stark statistical reality regarding marijuana reform in Massachusetts over the past decade: it’s undefeated at the ballot box. This includes binding state-wide initiatives that were passed by voters (decriminalization in 2008, medical marijuana in 2012), and a large number of non-binding public policy question (PPQs) that were also run in state House and Senate districts since 2000.
In Massachusetts, PPQs give advocates the opportunity to test ballot language prior to high-stakes elections, something like a music demo preceding a full full-length production. Since 2000, legalizers have won every medical, decrim, and legal PPQ they’ve placed before voters. The most recent round found that in many rep and senate districts, more than 70 percent of voters support the...
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