Pubdate: Wed, 22 Jun 2016
Source: Pawtucket Times (RI)
Copyright: 2016 Associated Press
Contact:  http://www.pawtuckettimes.com
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1286

PRO-POT GROUP FILES SIGNATURES FOR BALLOT

BOSTON (AP) - A group seeking to legalize recreational marijuana in 
Massachusetts says it has collected more than 25,000 signatures as a 
final step toward securing a spot on the November ballot.

Sponsors of ballot initiatives face a Wednesday deadline to submit at 
least 10,792 signatures of registered voters to city and town clerks 
around the state. Backers typically try to gather far more than that 
number to protect against duplicated signatures or ones that may be 
disallowed for other reasons.

The proposal from The Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol 
would allow people 21 or older to possess up to 1 ounce of marijuana.

It would also create a 3.75 percent excise tax on retail marijuana sales.

Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and Democratic Attorney General Maura 
Healey are among those opposing legalization.
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