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Originally Posted by rshoffer
I believe Mass has already decided that the police will ignore possession of an ounce or less. Their court system can't deal with it and their jail system can't handle the cost.
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Correct regarding Mass. It has been 3 months since the passage of the bill/law and I have not read one single incidence that would indicate that we (the voters) made a poor decision to basically decriminalize possession of less than 1 ounce. This thread has not even really discussed the use of marijuana for health reasons. This law is a god-send to thousands of medical marijuana users who get great relief from their pain and nausea (glaucoma, chemo etc. etc.) and now don't really have to hide from society. I'm relatively sure it won't be a 'gateway' drug for these folks.
I voted YES to the bill and I don't regret it. Of course our liberal government here in MA will probably find a way to tax it but that is for another discussion.
Russ