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Meet Mr. Marijuana, Dick Evans


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NORTHAMPTON — The response to Dick Evans at the State House was not warm.

The lawyer had drafted a bill legalizing, regulating, and taxing marijuana, and it was among the topics of a public hearing.

Evans made his case in a short speech. “Antidrug crusader types,” of whom there were many, also had their say, he recalled. Then, a legislator asked those in the big crowd who opposed legalization to make themselves known.

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“The building shook,” Evans said, laughing. “They are still talking about the roar that was heard.”

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