Massachusetts towns try to punish public marijuana use
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Boston Globe: Advocates of last fall's ballot initiative say the new civil fines for smoking marijuana in public are, at best, unnecessary because those individuals can already be fined for possession. At worst, they say, bylaws that treat smoking violations as a misdemeanor are a backdoor attempt to subvert the will of Massachusetts voters, who approved decriminalization in November by a margin of nearly 2 to 1. The statewide referendum specifically said each city and town could pass bylaws banning public use of marijuana, and communities across the state have started doing that. They are relying on a sample bylaw provided by Coakley's office, which says fines can be imposed, a criminal penalty, or both, in addition to the $100 possession fine.
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