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SHAM CMTE FOR CANNABIS

Written by MIKE CRAWFORD Posted February 28, 2017 Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, The Tokin' Truth

Legislature’s joint committee on joints convenes (mostly) prohibitionist forces

Filed Under: COLUMNS, News, NEWS+OPINIONS, The Tokin' Truth Tagged With: Adrian Madaro, Beacon Hill, Bob DeLeo, Brian Mannal, Brownsberger, cannabis, Charlie Baker, Commonwealth, Hannah Kane, James T. Welch, Jason Lewsis, Jay Livingstone, John Velis, Joint Committee on Marijuana Policy, Marijuana, Marjorie Decker, Mark Cusack, Mary Keefe, medical marijuana, Michael Finn, Mike Connolly, Mike Crawford, Mike Moran, Nicholas A. Boldyga, recreational marijuana, Roselee Vincent, State House. Massachusetts, Stephan Hay, Tackey Chan, The Tokin' Truth, Tom Sannicandro, Viriato M. deMacedo, Winchester

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

ROCKY MOUNTAIN LIE: AN UPDATE ON THE ETHICALLY BANKRUPT CAMPAIGN AGAINST LEGAL CANNABIS IN MASS

Written by MIKE CRAWFORD Posted August 12, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, The Tokin' Truth

His mistakes go on, from claiming, “decriminalization destroys early intervention,” to failing to understand that court-ordered drug treatment for pot is an enormous waste of resources that could go to treating opiate addiction.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, The Tokin' Truth Tagged With: Boston, Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol, cannabis, Charlie Baker, Dispensaries, legalization, Marijuana, Marty Walsh, Massachusetts, prohibition, Safe & Healthy Mass, The Tokin' Truth

THE OTHER BOSTON CITY HALL EXTORTION STORY

Written by ANDY GAUS Posted June 21, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, The Tokin' Truth

How Boston officials put police pressure on cannabis activists

Filed Under: COLUMNS, NEWS+OPINIONS, The Tokin' Truth Tagged With: Andy Gaus, Boston, Boston City Hall, cannabis, Carmen Ortiz, extortion, Freedom Rally, Kenneth Brissette, Marijuana, Massachusetts, MassCann, The Tokin' Truth

KILL BILL: LAW ENFORCEMENT CRACKS DOWN ON MEDICAL CANNABIS OILS

Written by MIKE CRAWFORD Posted January 31, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, The Tokin' Truth

It’s important to acknowledge the entire timeline of this story too, starting with the investigation of Downing’s previous venture, Yankee Care Givers.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, The Tokin' Truth Tagged With: Bill Downing, cannabis, caregivers, Commonwealth, Dan Conley, Dispensaries, DPH, Marijuana, Massachusetts, Mike Crawford, The Tokin' Truth

FRIENDLY TOAST: AN ANTIQUE LAW LENDS HOPE FOR A LEGALIZED FUTURE

Written by ANDY GAUS Posted January 24, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, The Tokin' Truth

The only voter option left for the 2016 ballot is a measure that will end up making lawbreakers out of most of us.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, The Tokin' Truth Tagged With: Boston Globe, cannabis, CRMLA, laws, legalization, Massachusetts, prohibition, regulation, The Tokin' Truth

SOCIAL HIGH TIMES

Written by MIKE CRAWFORD Posted January 3, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, The Tokin' Truth

With Facebook still hostile to cannabis users, an alternative emerges

Filed Under: COLUMNS, The Tokin' Truth Tagged With: cannabis. weed, Facebook, Massachusetts, Mike Cann, Mike Crawford, new england, pot, Scott Bettano, Social High, social media, social media advertising, The Tokin' Truth, Washington, Weedshare

THE YEAR IN MASS CANNABIS

Written by MIKE CRAWFORD Posted December 22, 2015 Filed Under: COLUMNS, The Tokin' Truth

The road to legal is paved with hard work, not edibles

Filed Under: COLUMNS, The Tokin' Truth Tagged With: Boston, cannabis, Charlie Baker, legalization, Marty Walsh, Massachusetts, Mike Crawford, northampton, Patriot Care, Salem, The Tokin' Truth

CANNA-BLOCK: FACEBOOK REJECTS ADS FOR WEED COVERAGE, BUT OKS HATE SPEECH

Written by MIKE CRAWFORD Posted November 27, 2015 Filed Under: COLUMNS, The Tokin' Truth

Zuckerberg, if you are listening, you have a problem. Fix it.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, The Tokin' Truth Tagged With: Breitbart, CAIR, Cambridge, Cambridge City Council, cannabis, Charlie Baker, conservative attacks, Facebook, hate speech, kkk, Ku Klux Clan, Marijuana, Mark Zuckerberg, Mike Crawford, Nadeem Mazen, Sean Collier, social media, The Tokin' Truth

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