Why Elect Sheriffs Anyway?
September 21, 2025
The indictment of Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins spotlights the ‘vestigial’ practice of putting a political office in charge of local corrections
The indictment of Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins spotlights the ‘vestigial’ practice of putting a political office in charge of local corrections
The legislation is unique from other measures in consideration for its broad scope, including ibogaine and MDMA
Chris Faraone discusses the lawsuit between CCC Chair Shannon O’Brien and Treasurer Deb Goldberg among other topics with Pro Cannabis Media
Ousted chair’s attorney: “[Goldberg] refuses to accept the reality that she does not have the grounds to remove [O’Brien].” After a yearslong legal battle between Cannabis Control Commission Chair
One bill addresses treatment for veterans; another one concerns employment protections for cannabis users
“The Treasurer continues to waste taxpayer dollars by filing an unreasonable appeal … and has now delayed Chair Shannon O’Brien’s return to the CCC.”
Prohibitionists have a haul before their referendum can crush recreational weed in Mass, but with AG’s certification they can collect signatures
“Commission staff met with the Auditor’s team for nearly a year and spent hundreds of hours reviewing procedures with the investigators.”
Answers about Trump’s potential reclassification of marijuana including what could happen to current state programs
“I felt obligated to personally do something to help push decriminalization, and to tell people that psychedelics are nothing to be afraid of.”
