WAREHAM - As the fallout from botched state drug lab work continues, Suffolk District Attorney Dan Conley said Friday there could be as many as "three, four, five hundred people" released from jail over potentially faulty evidence. "You may have got the biggest break in your life but we're not going to let this city turn into a drug haven now that you're back," Conley told reporters, describing how law enforcement would keep a watch on those released. "That's not going to happen. And we're very concerned that there will be violence, but that's a bridge that we'll have to cross." [continues 1265 words]
WAREHAM - Local law enforcement officials are still in a haze about Question 2 as it winds its way through the bureaucratic process. There are a number of logistical issues that stand between the ballot initiative that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana and the enforcement of the new policy throughout the commonwealth. In the meantime, possession of less than an ounce of marijuana is still a criminal offense, even though some districts are suspending their pursuit of such cases. [continues 564 words]
