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On November 8, 2016, during the Presidential Election voters of Massachusetts were able to vote on a ballot initiative (Question 4) to legalize adult-use marijuana in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The question passed by a percentage of 53.7% Yes to 46.3% No. [3] An extension was then passed by the legislature and the Governor in order for ...
The Massachusetts Medical Society, which represents 24,000 doctors in the state, approved a resolution during the weekend of May 19, 2012 to oppose legalizing medicinal marijuana without scientific proof that it would be safe and effective on patients and stated that it cannot support legislation intended to involve physicians in certifying ...
The Massachusetts "Death with Dignity" Initiative, also known as Question 2, appeared on the November 6, 2012 general election ballot in the state of Massachusetts as an indirect initiated state statute to allow physician-assisted suicide.
Passed 74%: 12% Question 2: Massachusetts Death with Dignity Initiative [3] Assisted Death Establishes as right to death with dignity Defeated 46% 48%: Question 3: Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative [4] Medical Marijuana Would allow for the use of medical marijuana in the state Passed 60%: 35%
The Sensible Marijuana Policy Initiative, also known as Massachusetts Ballot Question 2, was an initiated state statute that replaced prior criminal penalties with new civil penalties on adults possessing an ounce or less of marijuana. The initiative appeared on the November 4, 2008, ballot in Massachusetts. The measure was passed on Nov 4.
What are other proposed questions? Other questions that could make it to the ballot in November: A proposal to allow the state auditor to audit the Legislature (94,404 certified signatures collected).
Question 2 in particular would remove passing the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exam from being a graduation requirement in public high schools. State Rep. Jim Hawkins, D ...
The University of Massachusetts is the five-campus public university system in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.The university system includes six campuses (Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell, a medical school in Worcester and a law school in Dartmouth), a satellite campus in Springfield [5] [6] and 25 smaller campuses throughout California and Washington with the University of Massachusetts ...