Monthly Archives: November 2018
Marijuana in the Workplace
While medical marijuana has been available to Massachusetts patients for some time, the Commonwealth has recently joined a growing number of states in decriminalizing marijuana sales and use under state law. See Mass. Gen. Laws Ch.94G §7. The exact words of the statute are informative: “(a) Notwithstanding any other general or special law to the contrary, except […]
Massachusetts Gun Licensing Law Upheld
On November 2, the Massachusetts Gun Licensing law, Mass. Gen. Laws Ch. 140, § 131, as applied in Boston and Brookline was upheld by the Federal First Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Gould, et al. v. Morgan, et al. The firearm laws in those towns (like New Bedford) required applicants to show […]