Massachusetts citizens VOTE YES ON #2 decriminalize marijuana

hock8889

Active Member
have you seen all the poles? Umass and WHDHD did a survey recently and 70% are for decrim. In fact in all 12 pre surveys before getting on the ballet, the lowest vote was 60% for decrim. We should be good.

Now we just need to be able to grow it....
i've got guerilla stuff giong on.. and it sucks to worry about it..just 4 plants...but they're getting big now...lol
 

stillmatic

Well-Known Member
lol yea... the only thing ive noticed around here is that not many people know about the ballot questions... theres no publicity about any of the three questions, two questions i think are very important, theyre trying to eliminate income tax, what a shithole mass would fall into if that passes... jeez lol and as for the marijuana thing i think it could go either way because it needs 65% to pass and i think it will be very close... keep your fingers crossed :)
 

overfiend

HeavyMetalHippie
were recording this week and i was talking to the engineer and asked him if he's voting on #2 he's like hell yeah and my friends are too so i think people know besides if it is #2 it may get more exposure not being buried my fingers are crossed.
 

stillmatic

Well-Known Member
it does have exposure but it is limited because there are no advocacy groups with enough money to get it into the media
 

unforgiven1420

Well-Known Member
I am voting yes. But to go along with the lack of publicity i received this email this morning from one of the groups pulling for a yes vote. Worcester is the 3rd largest city in the state. Thats alot of people who may not get the chance to voice their opinion if this city council vote finds against it. Its ridiculous that this small group of people has this much control over a ballot question that was legally added to this years voting. The gerenal public need to decide this not 12 people in a city council meeting.URGENT: Worcester City Council Seeks to Undermine Question 2 Call Before 6:00 p.m.!Urgent! The Worcester City Council has bypassed the Public Hearing process and placed an item on today’s agenda to pass a resolution opposing Question 2.This is important because the abruptness of the scheduling and the lack of advance notice to Question 2 supporters in Worcester leaves little room for dissenting voices to be heard. It’s an outrageous attempt to circumvent Question 2 supporters, and, if you live in Worcester, your councillor needs to hear from you now! If you don’t live in Worcester, please forward this message to any friends or family who do.Please call today your city councillor and the mayor right now and urge them to vote no on the resolution to oppose Question 2.All Worcester city councillors and the mayor can be contacted at:Phone: (508) 799-1049E-mail: [email protected]ease remember to be polite and professional in all your exchanges with your elected officials; you do little good by painting the movement for a sensible marijuana policy in a bad light by verbally abusing them. The facts are on our side. So please pick up a phone and call now, and if you don’t live in Worcester, please forward this to everyone you know who does -- right now! For your reference, a list of all city councillors is below, and here are some talking points to assist you if the conversation goes beyond simply voting no:- Question 2 creates a civil penalty instead of criminal penalty for personal possession of an ounce or less of marijuana -- a citation with a fine like a speeding ticket. This is far more sensible than our current system.- Marijuana will remain illegal, but Question 2 will end the creation of over 7,500 new lifelong records, known as Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) reports every year.- Question 2 will save Massachusetts taxpayers almost $30 million a year in arrest and booking costs alone. These funds should stay in police and community coffers to fight violent and serious crime.- Question 2 is stricter than current law when dealing with juveniles. People under the age of 18 will have the citation delivered to their parents, so the family is immediately involved. Then in addition to the fine, the young person must complete a drug awareness program and community service. So they are punished immediately, but then can move forward with a productive life.PLEASE CONTACT YOUR MAYOR & CITY COUNCILLOR AND ASK THEM TO VOTE NO ON THE RESOLUTION TO OPPOSE QUESTION 2!If you don’t know who your city councilllor is, please refer to the list below.Phone: (508) 799-1049E-mail: [email protected]nstantina B. Lukes, Mayor & At-Large Michael J. Germain, At-Large Joseph M. Petty, At-Large Gary Rosen, At-Large Frederick C. Rushton, At-Large Kathleen M. Toomey, At-Large Joffrey A. Smith, District 1 Philip P. Palmieri, District 2 Paul P. Clancy, Jr, District 3 Barbara G. Haller, District 4 William J. Eddy, District 5Thank you for your support. With your help, we will make history by passing Question 2 this November!
 

stillmatic

Well-Known Member
yea all the DA's and sheriffs and the chief of police association are also planning to launch a campaign against the initiative starting sept 17th, the supporters of question # 2 (NORML, other pro marijuana advocacy groups) have about 15 times more funding then the people that oppose it (District attournys, sheriffs, and the chiefs of police)
 

punkrockdave

Active Member
thats great ( about the funding for NORML ) of course city officials and police are going to be against it, they will have to find someone else to pick on, lol
fuck em'


yea all the DA's and sheriffs and the chief of police association are also planning to launch a campaign against the initiative starting sept 17th, the supporters of question # 2 (NORML, other pro marijuana advocacy groups) have about 15 times more funding then the people that oppose it (District attournys, sheriffs, and the chiefs of police)
 

misshestermoffitt

New Member
thats great ( about the funding for NORML ) of course city officials and police are going to be against it, they will have to find someone else to pick on, lol
fuck em'

If they can't harrass the weed people anymore, they might have to go after real criminals.

I'm sure weed people are their favorite targets, we're mellow and not dangerous at all compared to say, meth and crack heads.

Damn it anyway, cops having to do their jobs...... :roll:
 

stillmatic

Well-Known Member
If they can't harrass the weed people anymore, they might have to go after real criminals.

I'm sure weed people are their favorite targets, we're mellow and not dangerous at all compared to say, meth and crack heads.

Damn it anyway, cops having to do their jobs...... :roll:
haha they will have to stop eating so many donuts so they can chase down them crazy meth heads
 
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