Somerville rocks, so why does our Mayor oppose Question 2?

[ron_newman]

Somerville has a well-deserved image of being a haven for offbeat and creative types, so I'm confused and disappointed to see Mayor Joe take part in a press conference opposing Question 2.

As the city's press release itself points out, "Question 2 would decriminalize marijuana use and make possession of small amounts of marijuana punishable only with a fine similar to a traffic violation." (Actually, the police can also seize the marijuana.) That seems to me like just plain common sense. It saves the city money by not wasting police and court time on prosecuting a victimless "crime".

The campaigners against Question 2 call themselves the "Coalition for Safe Streets", but this question has nothing to do with either safety or streets.

Why did you do this, Mayor Joe?

Comments

[marylu.livejournal.com]

you think it's marijuana smokers who are breaking into houses? I don't think you know as much about the drug as you think you do. and really what this law would do is have very little effect on marijuana *use* by people like your relative, but would ensure that if caught they would not be denied access to public housing, students loans, etc. I doubt those kinds of penalties, which are in place now, have any preventative effect for your addicted relative.