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Politics Philosophized: Decriminalization, legalization of all drugs are best ways forward

Max Ferrandino October 13, 2020
I would say yes to both legalization and decriminalization — either will be better than the current system of drug enforcement. Even very addictive and dangerous drugs such as heroin and fentanyl should be legalized and regulated.
Left to right: Marisa M. Silveri, Deborah Hasin, Keith Cooper, Beau Kilmer and Richard Saitz partake in a panel on the legalization of marijuana hosted by the Boston University School of Public Health Thursday. COURTESY OF MICHAEL S. SAUNDERS/ SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

SPH hosts forum to explore future of post-legalization of recreational marijuana in Massachusetts

Victoria Bond October 30, 2018
Members of the Boston University community and other university professors addressed questions around the legalization of recreational marijuana at a forum Thursday in the School of Medicine’s Hiebert Lounge.
Question 4 ENDORSEMENT: A conditional 'yes' on marijuana calls for more research, education

Question 4 ENDORSEMENT: A conditional ‘yes’ on marijuana calls for more research, education

Editors November 6, 2016

Walking through the Boston Common, an iconic aspect of Massachusetts’ capital city, it is nearly impossible to avoid plumes of marijuana smoke. Since the commonwealth’s decriminalization of marijuana,...

Cannabis advocates work toward legalization in Massachusetts

Daily Free Press Admin January 15, 2014

  Advocates for the legalization of cannabis have accelerated efforts to bring the controversial question to the ballot in the 2016. Polling and focus group data indicates 63 percent of Massachusetts’s...

EDIT: Moms for marijuana

Daily Free Press Admin October 23, 2012

A new group called Arizona Moms for Marijuana has been generating heat as it aims to educate people “on all the aspects the plant can do,” particularly how it can help someone be a better mom, according...

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