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Marijuana Policy: MA Residents vote YES on 2!

October 16th, 2008 · No Comments

This November, Massachusetts voters will have the opportunity to vote for a referendum to decriminalize possession of 1 ounce or less of marijuana.  Voting YES will keep casual users out of jail, save the state millions of dollars, and free up space in the jails.
Please allow me to address some common arguments from opponents of [...]

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More on the HHS Reg

August 27th, 2008 · No Comments

RHRealityCheck makes some more specific critiques of the proposed Physician Conscience reg, which I respond to.  Many of the critiques are based on incorrect statements of existing law.

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HHS Is Not Redefining Abortion; the Reg is Not a Crisis

August 27th, 2008 · No Comments

If you haven’t been living under a rock for the past month, you’ve heard the rumors–and seen calls to action all over the internet–about a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that the Department of Health and Human Services has released on “Physician Conscience.” The calls to action range from the specific (and false) allegation that the [...]

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