Justice to Hear Pot Ballot Initiative Lawsuit Monday
The Massachusetts Prevention Alliance, of which WaylandCares is a member, is seeking clarification of a proposed medical marijuana ballot initiative.
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Coalition Files Lawsuit Related to Marijuana Ballot Initiative
The Massachusetts Prevention Alliance filed the lawsuit on May 16.
The Massachusetts Prevention Alliance, of which WaylandCares is a member, has filed a petition with the Supreme Judicial Court of Suffolk County seeking the clarification of language in a likely ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana. The lawsuit specifically calls into question the title, statement (a sentence addressing the effect of a "yes" or "no" vote) and summary of the ballot initiative, which together "form a fabric of voter information," according to the court petition. All three items of information appear in the voter's guide the state distributes and the statement and summary also appear on the ballot itself. Attorney General Martha Coakley's office has already certified the ballot initiative titled, "An Act for the …
Wayland Rez
9:18 am on Friday, May 25, 2012
Who is MAPA to make a medical decision? Last time I checked, they are not physicians. Let the doctors make the medical decisions for the patients, please, Wayland Cares and MAPA. And stop trying to stop them from doing so. I almost hope that those who vote against this and deny patients the medicines that work, get a condition that is successfully treated with marijuana so that they can see the … more ›