Skip to Content

Public Policy Question 4: Districts 1, 6, 13 and 21 - MA

Status: 
Passed
Location: 
Massachusetts
Area: 
Massachusetts
Date: 
11/04/2008

Massachusetts Public Policy Question 4: Districts 1, 6, 13 and 21

Results:
Passed with 74% of the vote in the 1st District: Towns of Ayer, Dunstable, Groton, Pepperell, and Townsend.
Passed with 71% of the vote in the 6th District: Towns of Hanson, Pembroke, precincts 2,3,4,5 of Duxbury, precinct 2 of Halifax.
Passed with 73% of the vote in the 13th District: Towns of Medfield, Needham, and precincts 1 and 2 of Dover.
Passed with 71% of the vote in the 21st District: Towns of Bedford, Burlington, precinct 3 of Wilmington.

Question 4 directs the district's state representative to vote in favor of legislation that would allow seriously ill patients, with their doctor's written recommendation, to possess and grow small amounts of marijuana for their personal medical use.

Full Text: "Shall the State Representative from this district be instructed to vote in favor of legislation that would allow seriously ill patients, with their doctor's written recommendation, to possess and grow small amounts of marijuana for their personal medical use?"

MassCann/NORML:
P.O. Box 266
Georgetown, MA 01833-0366
Phone: 781-944-2266