Grassroots campaign helped defeat Amesbury pot ban question AMESBURY — The voters spoke Tuesday and the message was loud and clear: The sale of recreational marijuana would be OK here. According to [...]

On November 6, 2012, 63% of Massachusetts voters approved Question 3, the Massachusetts Medical Marijuana Initiative. The law took effect on January 1, 2013, eliminating criminal and civil penalties [...]

Decriminalization: On November 4, 2008, Massachusetts voters passed a ballot that decriminalized the possession of small amounts of marijuana. The Massachusetts Sensible Marijuana Policy Initiative [...]