The two U.S. senators who represent Massachusetts are opposing an initiative on the November ballot that seeks to roll back the state’s cannabis legalization law.
In interviews with Marijuana Moment, Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Ed Markey (D-MA) said they will be voting against the anti-cannabis measure.
“We could make improvements in the operations but legalizing cannabis is better than continuing an unregulated, underground market,” Warren said. “So I’m opposed to the repeal. I’m voting no on the ballot to repeal.”
“I understand that we don’t have all the right answers on cannabis yet, but repeal of the statute doesn’t seem like a move to put us in a better place,” she said. “There are improvements we could make, but repeal is not one of them.”
Markey, for his part, said the state’s marijuana legalization law that voters approved in 2016 continues to enjoy “overwhelming support.”
“We’ve had debate,” he said. “The voters are satisfied at this moment with the experience that the state has had with it.”
“Obviously we can always be talking about additional safety-related issues, but the polling shows that 75 percent of people in the state want to keep it on the books,” Markey said. “I
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