Testimony In Support Of HB 2929/SB1801: A Proposal To Regulate Cannabis Production and Sales to Those 21 or Older In Massachusetts
By R. Keith Stroup, Esq.
Legal Counsel
NORML | NORML Foundation
Washington, DC
October 14, 2009
Presented to the Massachusetts Legislative Joint Committee on Revenue
I thank the members of the Massachusetts Legislative Joint Committee on Revenue for holding this hearing regarding House Bill 2929/SB1801, which seeks to tax and regulate the retail production and distribution of marijuana for adults over 21 years of age.
I am here today representing NORML, the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, a public-interest lobby representing the interests of the tens of millions of responsible marijuana smokers in America.[1] Since 1965, over twenty million Americans have been arrested on marijuana charges. Nearly 90 percent of these total arrests were for simple possession for personal use.[2]
To read the rest of Keith Stroup's written testimony go to: http://norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=7985
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