Throwback: Massachusetts Is A State That Rejects Prohibition, For The Most Part
August 22, 2026
In 1924, politicians and teetotallers played the system and the public smoothly enough to swing the electorate toward prohibition
In 1924, politicians and teetotallers played the system and the public smoothly enough to swing the electorate toward prohibition
A century apart, the messy birth of the ABCC and the CCC remind us that today’s cannabis drama is a predictable chapter in the commonwealth’s ugly history with prohibition
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“A contradiction to the heralded First Landing of the Pilgrims, Provincetown’s colorful identity was indeed a magnet for both unconventional sojourners, outlaws, and outsiders.”
“Humes believes Harvard was prodded into pressing charges, possibly by the CIA.”
No other consumable has grassroots advocacy like that which has been ending criminal prohibition. It is important we help it thrive.
“Section 280E hampers companies striving to make cannabis accessible for consumers and medical cannabis patients in all legal states.”
“[T]he Legislature did not thoroughly investigate the available scientific and medical evidence concerning marihuana when enacting and revising the law”
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“I went in and immediately smelled … it was redolent with the odor of marijuana.”
