Move Will Just Legalize Sale, Use

Medical marijuana isn't just for old ladies with glaucoma anymore.

If Massachusetts voters approve Question 3 on the ballot this Election Day, pot will be legal and accessible to all.

Although the text of the initiative allows marijuana use only with doctor certification that the patient has a "debilitating medical condition" and "may benefit" from marijuana use, the proposal's terms are vague, subjective, and vulnerable to serious abuse.

The text of Question 3 lists several "debilitating" conditions, such as Parkinson's Disease and AIDS. But the list is not exhaustive and explicitly includes "other conditions" - a catchall phrase that can, and will, be manipulated to include physical and emotional ailments from menstrual cramps to severe shyness.

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