The vote took place last week.
“Clinicians and healthcare leaders from around the state have a clear message — this ballot measure is the wrong prescription for Massachusetts,” Lynn Nicholas, CEO of the hospital association, said, according to the report.
According to the International Business Times, critics of the proposed measure have questioned the science and safety studies surrounding pot, saying they have not been widely performed enough to definitively say the drug is safe. On the other hand, supporters of the measure have noted that attempts to study the drug have been repeatedly blocked by the federal government, and that legalization could potentially take money away from a powerful pharmaceutical industry.
State lawmakers have said there are consequences if the measure passes, including how children could have easy access to the drug if family members kept it in the house, according to the report.
Medical marijuana is already legal in Massachusetts.
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