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Group wants to give Massachusetts voters a chance to legalize pot
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/11/29/group-wants-to-give-massachusetts-voters-a-chance-to-legalize-pot/
Group wants to give Massachusetts voters a chance to legalize pot
By Travis Gettys
Friday, November 29, 2013 15:05 EST
A group of pro-pot activists in Massachusetts are pushing a ballot measure to fully legalize marijuana.
The group Bay State Repeal hopes to get the proposal on the ballot in 2016 after testing different versions of the measure by placing nonbinding referendum questions on next year’s ballot in about a dozen state representative districts.
Those nonbinding questions are intended to gauge voter support for possible variations in the final measure.
Voters in Massachusetts have previously eased restrictions on marijuana, decriminalizing possession of up to one ounce in 2008 and instead making it a civil offense carrying a possible $100 fine.
