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This November 3rd, let’s send a message to deep-pocketed prohibitionists that their attacks will fail to stop the forward march of legalization and sensible regulation.

Whether you’re an industry member, an allied business, an advocate for the plant or for rational public policy or personal freedom — and wherever you are in the country — the Massachusetts ballot initiative is your fight. It’s our fight.

Increasing the possession limit will help prevent cannabis consumers from getting entangled in the criminal justice system, with life-altering consequences.

Massachusetts legalized cannabis nearly a decade ago, but its possession limits have remained unreasonably low.

Despite an attempted rollback on adult-use cannabis sales, there are many more opportunities for progress in the Legislature.

These disturbing moves are also likely serving as trial balloons to test voter appetite for rolling back cannabis reform progress in other states, and MPP is working with allies to defend these crucial achievements for our movement.

Adam J. Smith discusses the prospective ballot initiatives in Maine and Massachusetts that would, among other things, re-criminalize adult-use sales.

The Massachusetts Joint Committee on Cannabis Policy advanced two cannabis bills — one would improve the medical cannabis program, and the other would provide employment protections for cannabis consumers. Rep. Michael Soter’s (R) H.176 would allow veterans receiving treatment from the VA to qualify for medical cannabis without a certification from a physician. They could instead submit VA documentation of their qualifying condition, given that VA personnel are not allowed to recommend medical cannabis.…

Two bills have been proposed in the Massachusetts Legislature to prohibit employment discrimination against legal cannabis consumers.

Just last week Connecticut became the 19th state to legalize cannabis for adult use. Today, the law officially goes into effect.