Lawmakers, doctors, and others opposing a ballot question to legalize marijuana for medical use contended Monday that the question’s wording is flawed and would enable widespread recreational use of the drug.
A Globe poll last month found that 69 percent of respondents support the legalization measure. Gathered on the State House steps, the opponents argued that the ballot question does not stand up to scrutiny, contending it plays on compassion for those suffering from debilitating illnesses in hope of ultimately decriminalizing marijuana for all.
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marvelous. these clowns never mention that Richard Nixon's War on Drugs has been a bigger failure than Prohibition. so, they sidestep or ignore the central issue of the New Prohibition and are so, so concerned about the wording of the medical marijuana proposal.
decriminalize? oh my god. and why meth? why ecstasy? why rampant alcoholism amongst twenty year olds? same sad, threadbare and just plain ignorant arguments that were made 40 years ago. you might be tempted to think that some people just dont think things through. and you would be right. fortunately, those who have jobs because of the War on Drugs, those who parade their ignorance as the Voice of Authority and those who pontificate the way this gaggle did are losing. finally. having ruined millions of lives, having wasted billions of dollars and having recreated a new, more vicious criminal enterprise (how do you think The Mob got its hold?), the people are voting and even Martha Coakley cant stop change. lawyers, doctors and others ... indeed.
The message here is "You can't trust those stupid voters."
If the three most conservative voices in Boston are for legalization, much less medical pot, then who exactly is against this, nanny-state Democrats??? Anyone who has vomitted 20 seconds after taking a tiny sip of water while having the flu (the real flu), should understand the benefits to sick people who can take a puff or two and be able to eat and drink for an hour without vomitting!! Anyone who has had a back or spinal injury and who has found the pain pills to be less and less effective over time as they take more and more of your life should understand the benefits of medical pot and how it allows these people to ignore the pain and lead productive lives again!! People here are so proud of being 'liberal'. It is time they acted it like it!!!! Denying meds to sick people over baloney excuses sited in this article is obscene, and 'liberals' should be the first ones saying so!!!
All the usual suspects -- mostly the same people who opposed decriminalization. The world changes and some people find that very difficult to deal with.
Whatever their complaints, the legislature has the perogative to write to adjust whatever is passed.
I see one of our right-wing kooks is trying to make a partisan issue out of it. If he's successful, the question is a goner. Maybe that's what he's trying to do.