BOSTON - Guidelines for a new Massachusetts law that ends minor marijuana arrests say the law may also apply to other drugs with the same psychoactive ingredient, such as hashish. The guidelines obtained Monday by The Associated Press say the law that takes effect Friday ends criminal penalties for possession of an ounce or less of THC-the primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, hashish or hash oil. Voters passed a referendum in November that instead imposes a civil penalty of a $100 fine and forfeiture of the drug. [continues 96 words]
Guidelines for a new Massachusetts law that ends minor marijuana arrests say the law may also apply to other drugs with the same psychoactive ingredient, such as hashish. The guidelines obtained Monday by The Associated Press say the law that takes effect Friday ends criminal penalties for possession of an ounce or less of THC - the primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, hashish or hash oil. Voters passed a referendum in November that instead imposes a civil penalty of a $100 fine and forfeiture of the drug. [continues 96 words]
BOSTON -- Guidelines for a new Massachusetts law that ends minor marijuana arrests say the law may also apply to other drugs with the same psychoactive ingredient, such as hashish. The guidelines obtained Monday by The Associated Press say the law that takes effect Friday ends criminal penalties for possession of an ounce or less of THC - the primary psychoactive ingredient in marijuana, hashish or hash oil. Voters passed a referendum in November that instead imposes a civil penalty of a $100 fine and forfeiture of the drug. [continues 96 words]
Kennedy Pokes Fun At Annual R.I. Roast WASHINGTON - In a performance making Boston's raucous St. Patrick's Day political breakfast look tame, US Representative Patrick Kennedy last week keynoted a Rhode Island political roast in which he joked about his cocaine use, his boating problems, and the backside of a Boston television reporter he dated. The Rhode Island Democrat, son of US Senator Edward M. Kennedy, told a crowd of more than 500 at the 28th Annual Providence Follies the pressure had been lifted from him now that US Senator Lincoln Chafee had been elected. The son of the late US Senator John Chafee, like Kennedy, has admitted past cocaine use. [continues 431 words]
Envoy nominee to quit governorship BY GLEN JOHNSON Associated Press BOSTON Despite long odds in Washington, Gov. William Weld plans to resign as governor to fight full time for his nomination as ambassador to Mexico, a source close to the governor told the Associated Press on Sunday. Weld will announce his resignation, effective at 5 p.m. Tuesday, at a news conference today, the source said. He announced the decision during a meeting Sunday afternoon with his wife and top advisers. [continues 410 words]
