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CURRENT STREET EDITION

DIG 23.02 – 1/28/21

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THE HIGH ROAD REVISITED: WHAT A LONG, STRANGE WAR IT’S BEEN ON LEGALIZATION IN MASS

Written by DIG STAFF Posted October 24, 2016 Filed Under: FEATURES, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction, The Tokin' Truth

From ballot questions to elections and over bureaucratic hurdles, we’ve trudged through many muddy trenches toward the endless fields of grass ahead.

Filed Under: FEATURES, NEWS+OPINIONS, Non-fiction, The Tokin' Truth Tagged With: Beacon Hill, Blunt Truth, cannabis, Charlie Baker, Commonwealth, DigBoston, King Of Pot, legalization Question 4, Marijuana, Marty Walsh, Mike Crawford, prohibitionists, The Tokin' Truth, Weekly Dig

TOP PROSPECTS: A LOCAL FAVORITE HELPS US PREVIEW THE BOSTON FREEDOM RALLY

Written by MIKE CRAWFORD Posted September 13, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Interviews, MUSIC, NEWS+OPINIONS, The Tokin' Truth

"There’s so much to be gained from cannabis, why ruin lives over it?"

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Interviews, MUSIC, NEWS+OPINIONS, The Tokin' Truth Tagged With: Blunt Truth, boston freedom rally, cannabis, High Times, KOP, legalization, Marijuana, MassCann, Method Man, Mike Cann, Mike Crawford, NORML, Prospect Hill, question 4, Redman, Slaine, The Tokin' Truth

INTRODUCING: ‘THE TOKIN’ TRUTH’

Written by MIKE CRAWFORD Posted November 5, 2015 Filed Under: COLUMNS

With a year to go until voters decide on the future of legal marijuana in Mass, the Commonwealth’s enduring anti-prohibition column recalibrates. Don’t call it a Cannback.

Filed Under: COLUMNS Tagged With: BINJ, Blunt Truth, Boston, Boston Common, Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism, cannabis, Dave Tree, John Cena, Marijuana, Massachusetts, MassCann, medical marijuana, Mike Cann, Mike Crawford, NORML, ONYX, The Tokin' Truth

BLUNT TRUTH: QUESTIONS FOR OUR GOV-TO-BE …

Written by ANDY GAUS Posted October 16, 2014 Filed Under: A+E

Medical marijuana passed in 2012, and patients still cannot get access in 2014. What will you do about that, and how quickly? Is it acceptable to you that patients should be denied their medicine for years while a long political process plays out?

Filed Under: A+E Tagged With: #magov, #magov14, #mapoli, Blunt Truth, Boston, Cambridge, Dispensaries, Evan Falchuk, Marijuana, Martha Coakley, Massachusetts

BLUNT TRUTH: ‘THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH HAS BLOOD ON ITS HANDS TODAY’

Written by CHRIS FARAONE Posted October 14, 2014 Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS

As the crowd got bigger, the smell of marijuana and the message grew stronger, more specific. “They've taken $3 million of applicant dollars,” said Martin, who along with others questioned what the commonwealth has done with patient and dispensary fees. “Show me the money!”

Filed Under: NEWS+OPINIONS Tagged With: Bill Downing, Blunt Truth, Boston, Cambridge, Deval Patrick, Dispensaries, Downtown Crossing, DPH, Jill Osborn, Keith Saunders, Marijuana, Massachusetts, Mickey Martin, Northeastern Institute of Cannabis, Protest

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“The gratuitous militarization of police forces “The gratuitous militarization of police forces across the United States facilitated by this program has helped to turn these agencies into brutal weapons of repression.” https://digboston.com/inbox-group-calls-for-biden-to-abolish-police-militarization-program/ #police #reform #criticism #Massachusetts
It’s the second time in less than a year that pr It’s the second time in less than a year that progressives have been dealt a bitter defeat in a crowded primary race. https://digboston.com/trump-guy-wins-the-democratic-primary-to-fill-deleos-seat/ #politics #election #Democrats #primary #legislature #Winthrop #Revere  #Massachusetts #MAGA #herp #derp
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LGBTQ+ prisoners in Mass stand up to a violent sys LGBTQ+ prisoners in Mass stand up to a violent system that targets and dehumanizes vulnerable populations. https://digboston.com/special-feature-the-cruel-and-usual-violence-against-lgbtq-people-in-mass-prisons/ #prison #prisoner #humanrights #LGBT #politics #Massachusetts
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