Should Massachusetts legalize marijuana for recreational use?



That's one of the questions put to voters on the November 2016 ballot. Question 4 legalizes the possession, use, distribution and cultivation of marijuana by people age 21 and older. The question legalizes "home grow" as well as pot shops.



Question 4 also seeks to regulate marijuana products and tax the sales through a new Cannabis Control Commission.



Proponents of the measure say it would drive down a black market run by drug dealers and shift the state to a tightly regulated system that would bring in tax revenue in the same way similar measures have done for Colorado, Washington, Alaska and Oregon.



Opponents argue the measure will lead to a massive commercial marijuana industry taking root in Massachusetts, comparable to "Big Tobacco," marketing marijuana products to young people.

Massachusetts voters approved marijuana for medical use in 2012, after voting to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in 2008.



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