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SJC Says Pot Question Can Go Forward, But With New Summary
BOSTON (CBS/AP) — The state’s highest court has cleared the way for a question that calls for legalizing recreational marijuana in Massachusetts to appear on the November ballot. The Supreme Judicial...
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I-Team: Breaking Down Mass. Marijuana Legalization Ballot Question
BOSTON (CBS) – Massachusetts voters have a big decision in November when it comes to legalizing Marijuana. Both sides of the issue will spend a lot of money to try to convince you whether or not to...
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I-Team: How Legal Marijuana Has Changed Denver
DENVER, CO (CBS) – What if you suddenly dropped a billion-dollar industry into a state? And what if that billion-dollar industry was legal marijuana? It’s what happened in Denver. And if Massachusetts...
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Marijuana Addiction Uncommon But Real, Experts Say
BOSTON (CBS) — Is marijuana addictive? It’s a question many voters have as Massachusetts prepares to vote on legalized marijuana in November. The ballot question would essentially mean the state would...
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I-Team: How To Regulate Marijuana Edibles
DENVER, CO (CBS) – Marijuana edibles make up nearly half of the one billion dollar legal pot industry in Colorado. They are also among the most controversial aspects of legalization. At Ganja Gourmet...
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I-Team: The Politics Of Marijuana Legalization
BOSTON (CBS) – Get ready for a media blitz as supporters and opponents try to convince you to take sides on the issue of marijuana legalization. The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol says it...
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I-Team: Police Face New Challenges With Legalized Marijuana
BOSTON (CBS) – Should marijuana be legal in Massachusetts? A November ballot question will leave it up to voters to decide. Supporters believe pot is less harmful than alcohol and adults should not be...
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I-Team: Impact Of Legal Marijuana On Teenagers
BOSTON (CBS) – One of the biggest areas of concern surrounding the marijuana ballot question is the impact on teens. Those against legalization insist use is up where pot is legal for adults....
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Keller @ Large: Panel Talks Marijuana Ballot Question
BOSTON (CBS) — This November, Massachusetts voters will decide on ballot question 4, which would allow the use, possession, distribution, and cultivation of limited amounts of marijuana by people 21...
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Marijuana Debate: Should It Be Legal In Massachusetts?
BOSTON (CBS) – Should marijuana be legal in Massachusetts? Voters will face that question on their ballots in November. Jim Borghesani, spokesman for the campaign to regulate marijuana like alcohol in...
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WBZ-UMass Poll: Voters Favor Legal Recreational Marijuana, But Have Reservations
BOSTON (CBS) – It’s been 30 years since network censors removed this joke by comedian Sam Kinison from an episode of “Saturday Night Live”: “They’ve taken the pot, there is no more pot. You can’t get...
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WBZ-UMass Poll: Voters Favor More Charter Schools, But Many Still Undecided
BOSTON (CBS) – For more than twenty years, public charter schools have provided an option for Massachusetts families dissatisfied with the conventional public schools. Thousands are on the waiting list...
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Ballot Question 1: Another Slot Machine Parlor In Massachusetts?
BOSTON (CBS) — It’s deja vu for Celeste Rebeiro Myers, who chairs the No On One Committee. Two years ago, she fought the casino license that ultimately went to Everett. The East Boston resident says...
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More Than $18 Million Spent On Charter School Question TV Ads
BOSTON (AP) — Supporters of a ballot question aimed at expanding the number of charter schools in Massachusetts have spent nearly twice as much on television ads as opponents. As of Monday, Great...
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Charter School Debate: Yes Or No On Question 2?
BOSTON (CBS) – On Election Day, Massachusetts voters will decide whether or not to lift the cap on charter schools. There are currently 78 charter schools operating in the state. The new law would:...
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Ballot Question 2: Expand Charter Schools In Massachusetts?
BOSTON (CBS) – Question 2 on the November ballot would allow the State Board of Education to approve up to 12 new or expanded public charter schools a year. Watch: WBZ-TV’s Charter School Debate This...
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Keller @ Large: Clock Ticking Down On Contentious Presidential Campaign
BOSTON (CBS) – The clock is ticking down on the 2016 presidential election. WBZ-TV’s Jon Keller was joined this week by political analyst Joanna Weiss and political strategist Charley Manning to...
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Widow Of Trooper Clardy Urges Voters To Reject Marijuana Legalization
BOSTON (CBS) — The widow of a Massachusetts State Trooper who was killed in March by an alleged marijuana-impaired driver is speaking out against drugged driving and urging Massachusetts residents to...
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Ballot Question 3: Change Law On Confinement Of Farm Animals?
BOSTON (CBS) — Stephanie Harris, the Massachusetts state director of the Humane Society of the United States, says Question 3 centers on living conditions for farm animals. “There are no rules in...
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What Happens Next If Marijuana Ballot Question Passes
BOSTON (CBS) — Polls show strong support for Question 4, which would legalize recreational marijuana in Massachusetts. On a recent afternoon in Brookline, it was not hard to find people who are in...
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