Decriminalize Massachusetts

Our mission is to decriminalize the possession for personal use of any substance in the State of Massachusetts.

[Mike Connolly @MikeConnollyMA]

Thank you to Chairs @AdrianMadaro + @JulianCyr for recommending a favorable report, to Rep. Miranda for her partnership, to @BlackAndPinkMA + @ACLU_Mass, and to *all* who have advocated for this important step forward for sensible drug policy, harm reduction, and racial justice.

[Mike Connolly @MikeConnollyMA]

By any measure, the war on drugs — a set of laws and policies that seeks to prevent the use of certain drugs through punishment and coercion — has been a catastrophic failure. Decriminalizing controlled substances would be a major step toward dismantling this failed policy.

[Mike Connolly @MikeConnollyMA]

This week, our efforts to advance harm reduction policies took a big step forward, as the Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use, and Recovery voted to advance legislation I filed with @LizForBoston and @JulianCyr to decriminalize possession of all controlled substances.

[Decriminalize Massachusetts @DecrimMA]

The War on Drugs was never about health or saving lives - otherwise, tobacco and alcohol would be illegal - they kill 30 times more Americans annually than all illegal drugs combined - see the data from CDC

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[Decriminalize Massachusetts @DecrimMA]

District Attorneys have the power to end the War on Drugs - vote for those who support decriminalization.

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[Decriminalize Massachusetts @DecrimMA]

Harvard Psychedelics Club on Massachusetts decriminalization Bill H.2119

https://t.co/pH0dJPYksc

[Decriminalize Massachusetts @DecrimMA]

The two bills that could decriminalize Massachusetts https://t.co/H1ozL2Tc5e

[Decriminalize Massachusetts @DecrimMA]

For those of you who would like to follow our work on decriminalization in Massachusetts - follow us on Instagram here:
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More on how Portugal ended its war on drugs: https://t.co/Hsma7e2nnj

[Decriminalize Massachusetts @DecrimMA]

Which country do you believe has more drug-related deaths?

The USA after a 50-year War on Drugs, or Portugal after 15 years of decriminalizing all drugs for personal use?

[Decriminalize Massachusetts @DecrimMA]

How Portugal moved beyond the drug war - explained in 2 minutes. Must see.

https://t.co/xv7ReosMGe

[Decriminalize Massachusetts @DecrimMA]

According to the Massachusetts State laws, a mere possession of a Class A scheduled substance can get you in jail for up to 2 years on first offense and 5 years on subsequent offense.

https://t.co/7Oe0U9hoUc

What makes #SubstancePossessionForPersonalUse a crime?

[Decriminalize Massachusetts @DecrimMA]

There seems to be some level of support in MS legislature for re-examining the penalties for non-violent crimes...

However, what makes #SubstancePossessionForPersonalUse a crime?

[Decriminalize Massachusetts @DecrimMA]

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[Decriminalize Massachusetts @DecrimMA]

Major news from Canada on legalizing psilocybin and MDMA for medical treatments. https://t.co/JWczFlqGVF

[Rachel @OpenMindMH]

Great, where do I sign up? 😅
Magic mushrooms safe to use for treating mental health conditions, study finds https://t.co/UeBEgP1CAJ via @MetroUK

[Decriminalize Massachusetts @DecrimMA]

@Telegraph Early research suggests? It's been suggested by medical research for the past 20 years. For some papers on the subject, see https://t.co/8U9gjavmuY

[Decriminalize Massachusetts @DecrimMA]

@lunaburg @revjackashcraft Could you provide a link to the paper? Thanks.

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