On Nov. 4, 2008 Massachusetts voters passed Question 2, which decriminalizes small amounts of ma*****na, with 65 percent of the vote. Approval of the ballot question made Massachusetts the 12th state to decriminalize possession of small amounts of ma*****na. The new law approved by the voters decriminalized the possession of an ounce or less of ma*****na. Anyone 18+ caught with less than an ounce
would be issued a $100 ticket and would forfeit the ma*****na. It will not show up in future background checks for employment, or applications for permits and licenses. Those under age 18 would be required to go through drug and alcohol counseling; a failure to do so would carry a $1,000 fine. City____________________Precincts________No_________Yes
Acton___________________6 of 6_______3,613_______7,736
Arlington______________21 of 21_____ 7,588______17,280
Ashby__________________1 of 1_________619_______ 1,227
Ashland________________4 of 4_______ 2,601_______5,762
Ayer___________________ 2 of 2_______ 1,009_______2,308
Bedford________________ 4 of 4_______ 2,504_______4,751
Belmont________________8 of 8________4,464_______8,921
Billerica_______________11 of 11______ 6,587_____ 12,704
Boxborough___________ 1 of 1__________995_______1,801
Burlington _____________6 of 6________ 4,894______ 7,387
Cambridge___________33 of 33_______ 9,103_____ 35,264
Carlisle_______________ 1 of 1__________ 949_______2,241
Chelmsford____________9 of 9________ 7,092_____ 12,093
Concord_______________5 of 5________ 3,157_______7,092
Dracut_______________ 10 of 10 _______ 5,592______ 8,969
Dunstable_____________1 of 1___________559_______1,284
Everett_______________18 of 18________4,565______ 7,467
Framingham_________ 18 of 18_______ 8,279_____ 17,995
Groton________________3 of 3_________1,837______ 4,114
Holliston______________4 of 4_________2,549______ 5,611
Hopkinton____________ 4 of 4_________2,852______ 5,387
Hudson_______________ 7 of 7_________3,013______ 6,491
Lexington_____________ 9 of 9_________5,562_____11,842
Lincoln________________3 of 3___________894______2,494
Littleton______________ 3 of 3_________ 1,753_____ 3,376
Lowell_______________ 33 of 33______ 10,487____ 19,315
Malden______________ 16 of 16________6,788____ 12,609
Marlborough_________14 of 14________6,028______9,873
Maynard______________ 4 of 4_________1,691______3,874
Medford_____________ 16 of 16_______ 8,670_____17,273
Melrose______________14 of 14________5,273______9,587
Natick_______________ 10 of 10________5,499____ 12,030
Newton______________31 of 31_______11,872____ 31,166
North Reading________ 4 of 4_________ 3,269______5,035
Pepperell_____________ 3 of 3_________ 1,899______4,349
Reading_______________8 of 8_________ 5,098______8,132
Sherborn______________1 of 1___________ 834_____ 1,827
Shirley________________ 1 of 1___________ 882_____ 2,052
Somerville___________ 21 of 21________ 7,044____ 24,339
Stoneham_____________7 of 7__________4,559______7,298
Stow__________________1 of 1__________1,247______2,724
Sudbury______________ 5 of 5__________3,153______6,899
Tewksbury____________8 of 8__________5,832______9,639
Townsend ____________3 of 3__________1,708______ 3,284
Tyngsborough________4 of 4__________2,297______ 3,752
Wakefield_____________7 of 7__________5,562______ 8,326
Waltham____________ 18 of 18_________7,608_____15,773
Watertown__________ 12 of 12_________4,763_____10,889
Wayland______________4 of 4__________2,429_______5,571
Westford_____________6 of 6__________ 4,440______ 7,940
Weston_______________4 of 4__________ 2,086______4,215
Wilmington___________6 of 6__________ 4,519______7,306
Wi******er___________ 8 of 8__________ 4,312_____ 7,798
Woburn_____________ 14 of 14_________6,937_____11,632
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On Nov. 2, 2010 voters in 73 Massachusetts cities and towns voted on a number of Public Policy Questions (PPQs) related to medical ma*****na and ma*****na legalization. Those towns and cities make up 18 state representative districts and account for about 12% of the state population. Under Massachusetts law, citizens can petition to put PPQs on the ballot. The non-binding votes are a signal to legislators of voter sentiment on a given issue in the district.
*Shall the State Representative from this district be instructed to vote in favor of legislation that would allow the state to regulate and tax ma*****na like alcohol?*
- 13th Middlesex Rep District, Rep. Thomas Conroy (D) -
Town_____________No______Yes______Total Votes____Yes %
Lincoln__________421_____ 930_________1,351______68.8%
Sudbury_______2,993____4,476________ 7,469______59.9%
Wayland______ 2,085____3,611_________5,696______63.4%
*Shall the state representative/senator from this district be instructed to vote in favor of legislation that would allow the state to regulate the taxation, cultivation, and sale of ma*****na to adults?*
- 1st Middlesex Senate District, *Senator Cynthia Creem (D) -
Town_____________No______Yes______Total Votes____Yes %
Brookline______4,255___10,431_______14,686______ 71.0%
Newton______ 11,842___19,131_______30,973______ 61.8%
Wellesley______ 3,134____3,334________6,468_______51.5%
- 3rd Middlesex State Rep. Kate Hogan (D) -
Town_____________No______Yes______Total Votes____Yes %
Bolton_________1,020____1,132________2,152_______52.6%
Hudson_______ 3,372____3,689________7,061_______52.2%
Maynard_______1,715____2,379_______ 4,094_______58.1%
Stow__________ 1,398____1,686________3,084_______54.7%
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The following is a list of towns in Middlesex County that have increased the $100 ticket amount for an adult in possession of an ounce or less of ma*****na in Massachusetts since 2008. (Please note this list may be incomplete and if you know of a towns not included let us know). Arlington - $300
Ashland - $300
Ayer - $300
Burlington - $300
Hopkinton $100
Hudson - $300
Littleton - $300
***MALDEN $100 & ARREST***
Marlborough - $300
Natick - $150
Somerville - $300
Tewksbury - $300
Townsend - $300
Wakefield - $300
Westford - $300
Wilmington - $300
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