Mass. pols taking sides as marijuana legalization campaign heats up

Mass. pols taking sides as marijuana legalization campaign heats up

STATE HOUSE — As proponents gathered outside the State House Wednesday to urge support for marijuana legalization and condemn arguments against it as rooted in fear, opponents of a ballot question to allow the adult use of marijuana released a list of 119 members of the Legislature opposing legalization.

Massachusetts voters will decide at the ballot box in November whether to legalize adult use of marijuana while also setting up taxation and a regulatory structure for marijuana sales.

Trump causing headaches for GOP leaders
Donald Trump

Trump causing headaches for GOP leaders

Evan Lips

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Donald Trump's scorched-earth, take-no-prisoners presidential campaign has GOP leaders in knots, but the renegade real estate mogul indicated at a raucous town hall event Wednesday that he has no plans to dial back his message.

"The campaign is doing really well — it's never been so well united — it's the best in terms of being united since we began," Trump told the crowd.

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