Massachusetts: Courts Say November Legalization Ballot May Go Ahead With A Couple of Wording Changes

7 July 2016

The Cannabist Reports

BOSTON — Massachusetts’ highest court on Wednesday cleared the way for a November ballot question on legalizing small amounts of recreational marijuana, but it ordered changes in the wording of the question’s title and the brief statement that explains the measure to voters.

The justices, in a unanimous opinion, said the current title and statement were “clearly misleading,” though otherwise found no reason to disqualify the proposal from the ballot.

The ruling from the Supreme Judicial Court came hours before supporters of legalized pot turned in more than 25,000 additional certified voter signatures to the secretary of state, well above the 10,792 needed to assure a spot on the ballot.

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