Mass. Lawmakers Weighing Marijuana Legalization Bill

Lawmakers in Massachusetts were set to hold a hearing Wednesday on legislation that would legalize and tax marijuana in the state. The sponsor, House Rep. David Rogers, was scheduled to join Dick Evans, chairman of the Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, to talk about House Bill 1561 before testifying at 1 p.m. EST. The bill, called the Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act of 2016, is separate from a ballot initiative on the issue voters could see in November.

“It’s time for Massachusetts to replace the failed policy of marijuana prohibition with a more sensible system in which marijuana is regulated similarly to alcohol,” Evans told the Weed Blog. “Whether it happens in the legislature or at the ballot box, the result will be the same."

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