The mayor of the largest city in Massachusetts says she is voting against an initiative on the November ballot that seeks to roll back the state’s cannabis legalization law.
“A decade ago, I was proud to be among the few elected officials who supported the ballot question to legalize cannabis and end decades of criminalization and its disproportionate impact on marginalized communities,” Boston Mayor Michelle Wu (D) said on Wednesday.
“Since then, legalization has created new businesses and jobs and generated state and local revenue to support substance use recovery and public health programs,” she said in a press release sent by the Stop the Repeal campaign that’s working to defeat the anti-marijuana measure. “I am voting No on 8 to protect that progress, not turn back the clock.”
The campaign’s release notes that Boston “has one of the most robust cannabis equity programs in the nation, which helps to support individuals and communities disproportionately affected by the War on Drugs in achieving success within Boston’s cannabis industry.”
The city has more than 40 adult-use marijuana retailers, including 18 that participate in the equity program, eight economic empowerment participants and four that hold diverse business enterprise status, the campaign said—adding
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