Comments on: Opposition to Question 2

By: Mitchell

Mitchell — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:17:43 +0000

“It’s no more dangerous to possess marijuana than it is to run a red light or speed,” he said.

Can we just reflect on this quote for a second.

He is saying that driving a 3,000 pound vehicle illegally through an active intersection without notice, “running a red light,” is as dangerous as walking around with some plants in your pocket.

It seems like these nut jobs base their whole case on their belief that marijuana is a deadly and dangerous drug, but they never bother to explain that reasoning to us.

By: Mike_Cann

Mike_Cann — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 10:19:16 +0000

To bad that the UMASS Republicans are just copying the party that does not seem to want to be popular in Massachusetts. I'd love to support Republicans in this state and have at certain times over the Democrats but unfortunately they only preach small government half of the time.

Ignoring that there is an education component to this and to to defend blocking working class students aid or a future job over a joint when it will never effect the silver spoons at Harvard? Talk about bad marketing. What do you think you are the Ivy League Republicans? UMass College Republicans I expect more from you!

And one last point, MA for years has punished working class and even medical users like me with a criminal record for a joint. The College Republicans cite this as a great deterrent, yet MA has been noted by SAMSHA as the state with the highest rate of cannabis use. Amsterdam pales in comparison to MA for cannabis use. If liberal cannabis policies makes adults use pot more often, why is it so common in MA and less so among citizens in Amsterdam? Again, let me repeat, residents of MA are much more likely to use cannabis than those in Amsterdam.

By: Kevin F

Kevin F — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 03:53:57 +0000

"Collins stated that he would have considered supporting the initiative if there had been more education involved, such as the implementation of more drug prevention programs for youth. He believes that as a result of the question passing, the threat of being caught with marijuana is gone"

Of all the quotes in this article, by far the most uneducated and clearly ignorant statement is this one. Obviously, the Pres and VP of the UMASS Republican club (how prestigious!) didn't bother to read any aspect of the bill when forming their opinions. Besides the absurdity of the notion that an 18-yr old will now get behind the wheel because it is 'OK' to drive while stoned (even though there is still such a felony charge as DUI), if Mr. Collins bothered to educate himself at all about question 2, he would have seen that besides the $100 fine, if it is not your first time being caught, you will be required to attend a drug education program. If you fail to pay the fine, you face jail time and an increased fee of $1000. So, seems like Mr. Collins is after all a question 2 supporter, though despite not even realizing it himself.

Now that harmless potheads are no longer the target, maybe the still highly criminal charge of possessing over 25 grams of pot (i.e. more than one needs for him/herself), BPD can now target high level traffickers and people involved in serious criminal activity. Not the majority of the student body of Boston…