Northampton City Council votes in support of decriminalizing psychedelic drugs
Updated Apr 01, 2021;
The Northampton City Council voted in support of decriminalizing entheogenic plants Thursday night, putting the city near the forefront of a budding national movement against enforcing bans on psychedelic substances.
The resolution stopped short of fully eliminating legal penalties for the use of entheogens, a category that includes psilocybin mushrooms. The power to decriminalize those substances is reserved for the state. But the measure made clear the city council’s position that no public employees, including police, should prioritize enforcement of criminal charges for possession of natural psychedelics.
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On February 23, a press conference hosted by the Driving Families Forward coalition showed how the Work and Family Mobility Act, which would allow immigrants without status to qualify for a Massachusetts Standard Drivers’ License, is now positioned to pass and finally become law, not despite Covid, but in part, because of it.
Entitled “The Work and Family Mobility Act,” the bill advanced further in the State House last year than ever before. Unfortunately, after it passed the Transportation Committee for the first time, Covid put the brakes on the legislation, along with just about everything else. Now, the recently reintroduced bill has already garnered over 60 cosponsors, and the coalition behind it, Driving Families Forward, has grown to include almost 250 civic leaders and organizations.
Scam alert: ‘It’s all about making a quick buck’
DAVID SULLIVAN
Modified: 12/16/2020 4:38:52 PM
The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office is warning against a sharp rise in reported calls from scammers identifying themselves as an employee of the Hampshire and Franklin county sheriff’s offices demanding payment for court charges.
Scammers have been known to identify themselves by name, stating they work in the Civil Division, and then threaten people over the phone by saying they have broken the law by not reporting for a federal grand jury.
“The best thing to do is to hang up, if anyone demands money, payment with gift cards or threatens you,” Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan said in a statement.
Scam alert: ‘It’s all about making a quick buck’
Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan
Published: 12/15/2020 7:02:56 PM
The Northwestern District Attorney’s Office is warning against a sharp rise in reported calls from scammers identifying themselves as an employee of the Hampshire and Franklin county sheriffs’ offices demanding payment for court charges.
Scammers have been known to identify themselves by name, stating they work in the Civil Division, and then threaten people over the phone by saying they have broken the law by not reporting for a federal grand jury.
“The best thing to do is to hang up, if anyone demands money, payment with gift cards or threatens you,” Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan said in a statement.