BOSTON – At odds over the prudence of legalizing retail sales of marijuana in Massachusetts, people on both sides of a proposed ballot question to do just that agree with the idea of measuring current pot use.
"What we've seen happen in other states is that they don't have existing baseline data on recreational marijuana use and it becomes very difficult for both sides to have honest conversations about the effects and impacts" of legalization, said state Rep. Hannah Kane, a Shrewsbury Republican who opposes the proposed ballot measure.
BOSTON (AP) — A plan for taxing the wealthiest Massachusetts residents could get its first nudge forward in the coming week when the Legislature, meeting in a joint constitutional convention, is expected to take up what has become known as the "millionaire tax."
The proposed constitutional amendment needs the backing of only 50 of the combined 200 lawmakers in the House and Senate to advance Wednesday. Senate President Stan Rosenberg, who supports the tax, told reporters this past week he expects to "comfortably" exceed that threshold.
