BOSTON - Massachusetts voters approved a measure to legalize marijuana for recreational use across the state, according to the Associated Press.
Question 4 allows people over age 21 to grow, possess and use small amounts of marijuana at home. It also allows for the existence of recreational marijuana dispensaries.
Groups like Massachusetts Cannabis Reform Coalition (MASSCANN) backed the 2008 decriminalization of small amounts of marijuana and the 2012 approval to use it for medicinal purposes.
"In addition to helping propel efforts to change federal law, this decision by Massachusetts voters will accelerate legalization in neighboring New England states," Marijuana Majority spokesperson Tom Angell said in a statement. "Lawmakers in Rhode Island and Vermont have already said that legal cannabis next door will make them act more quickly to catch up in the race to lead marijuana industry innovation in the region, and the taxes it will bring in. The Bay State’s vote is just a sign of things to come."
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