Politics & Government

Marijuana As Medicine: Yea or Nea [Poll]

Massachusetts voters will likely cast ballots on a medicinal marijuana initiative in November. The vote would be binding.

 

Should Massachusetts allow residents to grow and smoke marijuana for medicinal reasons? 

A binding initiative that is being targeted for the November ballot would call for no penalties for qualifying patients, physicians and health care professionals, personal caregivers for patients, or medical marijuana treatment center agents for the medical use of marijuana, according to a Patch article on.

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Initiative supporters say that for many patients suffering from diseases including cancer and multiple sceloris marijuana relieves symptoms of the diseases.

Opponents, including the Massachusetts Medical Society, await proof that shows marijuana would be safe and effective for patients, according Wikipedia.

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Four years ago Massachusetts voters approved a ballot initiative that reduced the possession of a small amount of marjuana from a criminal offense to a fine.


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