In rewrite of pot ballot question, Senate has lighter touch

[TexasTowelie]

Massachusetts Senate leaders Friday unveiled a modest rewrite of the voter-approved marijuana legalization measure, setting up a pivotal showdown with the House of Representatives that will dictate how pot is grown and sold in the state.

Earlier this week, House leaders revealed a bill that would significantly change the ballot law, increasing pot taxes to 28 percent from 12 percent. Amid sharp criticism from advocates, the public, and other lawmakers, the proposal was quickly withdrawn from a scheduled vote.

The Senate bill would leave in place the initiative’s lower pot tax rate, and it would maintain a requirement that only voters — not municipal officials, as House leaders proposed — can ban pot shops in their city or town.

Overall, Senate officials said, they intend to more closely hew to the ballot question passed by 1.8 million Massachusetts voters in November.

Read more: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/06/16/rewrite-pot-ballot-question-senate-has-lighter-touch/zGXdEsM7KJLifrBZivO2GO/story.html

[luvMIdog]

1. hehheh

without my glasses I thought the title of this thread was ' In rewrite of pot question senator lit his crotch' so I was dying of curiosity LOL. Sorry for straying off topic & time to put my glasses back on

[TexasTowelie]

2. I've had that happen to me a few times also.

I don't have an excuse though since I wear contact lenses.