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Enfield, CT - Massachusetts has become the first eastern U.S. state to approve the recreational use of marijuana. It's approval could impact Connecticut, where it remains illegal except for medical use. Massachusetts' initiative allows people over the age of 21 to have, use and grow pot in...

Massachusetts appears poised to legalize recreational marijuana - and it's not alone. Four other states take a similar vote this Tuesday on ballot initiatives with near-identical language. In the Bay State, Ballotpedia summarizes the measure like this: A "yes" vote supports this proposal to...

What's being voted on This is proving to be a pivotal year for the marijuana industry, with nine states in total voting on some degree of marijuana legalization. Five of those states are aiming to legalize recreational marijuana, with Massachusetts being one of those states. The...

Boston - Doctors who favor legalizing recreational marijuana for adults on Friday pushed back against assertions that legalizing marijuana is harmful to public health. "I think that if someone is using marijuana a little bit in the evenings after work is done and their responsibilities are...

Boston - Doctors who favor legalizing recreational marijuana for adults on Friday pushed back against assertions that legalizing marijuana is harmful to public health. "I think that if someone is using marijuana a little bit in the evenings after work is done and their responsibilities are...

Providence, R.I. - Question 4, which would approve the taxing and sale of marijuana - instead of keeping it on the list of illegal drugs - is going before Massachusetts voters next Tuesday. But the results are expected to have an impact in Rhode Island as well. "I'm taking a slower approach...

Four years after voters passed medical marijuana, Massachusetts might legalize weed outright. If Massachusetts voters approve Question 4, marijuana will be legal in the state and regulated like alcohol. Adults aged 21 and over would be allowed to have one ounce of weed on them in public and...

Providence, R.I. — Gov. Gina Raimondo is eyeing whether Rhode Island should legalize recreational marijuana as neighboring Massachusetts considers a ballot question to do just that. "Let's see what happens there and then we'll figure out what we need to do," she told ABC6 News. "I'm open to it...

Come November 8th, voters in Massachusetts and Maine will consider making recreational marijuana legal for all adults. WAMC's Capital Region Bureau Chief Dave Lucas reports on what impact electoral victories in these nearby states may have on New York State. Several Eastern states are among...

Enfield, CT - The legalization of recreational marijuana will be voted on this November. If legalized, it could be an issue for neighboring towns. Connecticut has decriminalized small amounts of marijuana and allows it for medicinal purposes, but has stopped short of recreational use. "Things...

As a multimillion dollar fight over recreational marijuana in Massachusetts races toward the finish line, both sides of the debate in Connecticut are keeping a close eye on a vote that could open the door to legalization across New England. Massachusetts is one of five states where measures...

Amherst - Rick Steves, the PBS host known for his journeys across Europe, began his four-day trek across Massachusetts campaigning in favor of legal marijuana Tuesday at the University of Massachusetts. And in true Steves form, the travel guru turned to drug policies in the places he knows...

Nov. 8 will be a critical juncture for U.S. marijuana laws, with five states to consider legalization of recreational use. Giuliano D'Orazio, 24, of Worcester, said he'll vote in favor of the Massachusetts ballot question, which will ask Bay State voters to decide if use, growth and...

Campaigns to legalize recreational marijuana use in Massachusetts and Maine launched their first television ads on Monday, hoping to boost public awareness and support ahead of November votes on the issue. The ads began just over a month before Election Day, when voters in five U.S. states...

This Election Day, Massachusetts and Maine might become the first states east of the Rockies to legalize the sale of marijuana. "It's time to get real about prohibition," says Richard Evans, a Northampton lawyer active in the Massachusetts' legalization movement for more than 40 years and...

The campaign pushing to legalize marijuana and establish a new pot retail system in Massachusetts has raised $2.4 million in 2016, with $2.1 million coming from one source, a D.C.-based cannabis reform advocacy group. The opposition campaign, which has the support of various politicians...

It took a while for the state Department of Public Health to finalize regulations governing medical marijuana, but agency data show its popularity is growing rapidly. The number of purchases has been increasing exponentially, and the number of certified patients is also on the rise...

It took a while for the state Department of Public Health to finalize regulations governing medical marijuana, but agency data show its popularity is growing rapidly. The number of purchases has been increasing exponentially, and the number of certified patients is also on the rise...

Boston - "Nonsense." "Sinister." "Disingenuous." Those were some of the words tossed around this week as a supporter and an opponent of legalizing marijuana in Massachusetts through a November ballot question faced off against each other at a Boston University School of Public Health seminar...

Deep-blue Massachusetts has a recent history of marijuana-friendly votes. In 2008, voters turned out in droves at the ballot box to decriminalize possession of less than an ounce of pot. Four years later, advocates were rewarded with a landslide victory to legalize medical marijuana in the...