A Democratic congresswoman from Massachusetts is urging voters to defeat an initiative on the November ballot that would roll back the state’s marijuana legalization law.
“Cannabis legalization and regulation is positive for small businesses, local communities and restorative justice,” Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) said on Tuesday. “And keeping marijuana legal in Massachusetts is both economic justice and racial justice policy.”
“With Black, Hispanic, and other marginalized communities disproportionately ravaged by the War on Drugs, legalizing adult-use cannabis in Massachusetts was designed in part to begin addressing that legacy, through social equity programs, economic opportunities and investments in communities harmed by prohibition,” she said. “Repealing legal adult use would undo this progress and have devastating impacts on the livelihoods of those who have invested their life savings into their businesses, communities and supporting thousands of jobs.
“We must vote No on 8.”
Gov. Maura Healey (D) similarly said this weekend that she opposes the anti-cannabis initiative, saying that “we’ve got to keep recreational marijuana here in Massachusetts.”
“It’s an important industry, the cannabis industry,” the governor said. “And I hope the voters keep cannabis.”
A new poll released last week shows that most Massachusetts voters oppose the ballot measure to roll
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