Cardinal, Governor, Mayor make final appeal to reject marijuana question

DORCHESTER — Faith leaders teamed with Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Monday to make a final appeal to voters to reject legal marijuana, painting the ballot campaign as one about commercialization more than legalization and portraying pot as a "gateway drug" to future substance abuse. Baker called the ballot proposal a "mess" requiring the "ultimate leap of faith" that policy leaders will be able to fix the flaws in the question after giving the industry a head start. And Wa

DORCHESTER — Faith leaders teamed with Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh on Monday to make a final appeal to voters to reject legal marijuana, painting the ballot campaign as one about commercialization more than legalization and portraying pot as a "gateway drug" to future substance abuse. Baker called the ballot proposal a "mess" requiring the "ultimate leap of faith" that policy leaders will be able to fix the flaws in the question after giving the industry a head start. And Wa…