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MOTS: Marijuana shops in Wayland
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Wayland voted no on marijuana shops in town, but some WHS students hd mixed opinions.
October 18, 2018
Wayland voters hiked to the polls on Tuesday, Oct. 2 to answer a single ballot question: the rejection of marijuana shops in Wayland. The single ballot sheet offered voters two options: ‘yes,’ accepting the rejection of the legality of the shops or ‘no,’ putting the vote to bed and allowing pot shops to open up in Wayland. Though the outcome was a resounding yes for the pre-midterms vote, WHS students weighed in on the matter:
“I honestly don’t think it will increase the amount of marijuana available in our town already.”
“I don’t have a strong opinion on it, but I think that if it is legalized, there’s no harm in having the shops. If you are of age and want to purchase [marijuana], you should be able to.”
“I mean, if it’s medicinal, then you have to have a doctor’s note with it, and even then you can only have a certain amount. But if it gets too out of hand, that’s when I don’t feel fine with it.”
“A new form of tax is probably better for the town. More stuff can get done, and I feel like it could compete with the illegal selling [of marijuana] in Wayland.”
“I don’t really have an opinion on it because it doesn’t affect me directly. I also haven’t looked into this, so I don’t know the pros and cons. I don’t really have an opinion.”
“I’m kind of uncomfortable with it–I’m against drugs, and I don’t think that marijuana in any form is really helpful, because it still affects your brain.”
“We learned about [the ballot question] in Wellness. At first, it didn’t really matter [to me], but after [learning about it], I don’t think it’s that good of an idea. Just because you can have shops next to, let’s say, a children’s care place, and you can just smoke [marijuana] there, and kids can just breathe that in and honestly get high by second-hand smoke. I feel like it’s not the best idea to have it in Wayland. Also, there are six other [marijuana shops] in Framingham, so you can just drive down there; it’s not that big of a deal if it’s not in Wayland.”
“Yes, [pot shops should be legalized] because I hold stock in marijuana business and I want it to boom.”
