The legalization of medical cannabis symbolizes more than just a large group of people several thousand in the Commonwealth gaining access to the only drug that adequately treats their illness without the fear of prosecution looming over their shoulders. The passage of ballot question 3, Massachusetts becoming the 18th state to legalize medical cannabis would represent yet another notch in the exposure of cannabis' Schedule 1 classification by the federal government as empirically illegitimate. That said, this week's release of the FBI's Uniform Crime Report comes at an opportune time to support the case for medical cannabis. In a climate of over 750,000 arrests being made yearly in this nation in the past decade, roughly 40 percent of which being issued for mere possession, as said report reflects, the notion of legally allowing possession for medical purposes is hardly radical, and refreshingly compassionate. To all those who favor truth over fear, progress over regression, compassion over condemnation, I urge you to vote yes on ballot question 3 this Tuesday. Randolph [end]
The legalization of medical cannabis symbolizes more than just a large group of people - several thousand in the commonwealth - gaining access to the only drug that adequately treats their illness without the fear of prosecution looming over their shoulders. The passage of ballot Question 3, Massachusetts becoming the 18th state to legalize medical cannabis would represent yet another notch in the exposure of cannabis' Schedule 1 classification by the federal government as empirically illegitimate. That said, this week's release of the FBI's Uniform Crime Report comes at an opportune time to support the case for medical cannabis. In a climate of more than 750,000 arrests being made yearly in this nation in the past decade, roughly 40 percent of which being issued for mere possession, as said report reflects, the notion of legally allowing possession for medical purposes is hardly radical, and refreshingly compassionate. To all those who favor truth over fear, progress over regression, compassion over condemnation, I urge you to vote yes on ballot Question 3 Tuesday. Justin Matheus Randolph [end]
