Hi everybody, former JP now Roxbury resident here.

Our volunteer org, Bay Staters for Natural Medicine (BaystatersNM.org/faq) partnered with Somerville, Cambridge, Northampton, Easthampton, Amherst, Salem, Provincetown, and Medford to deprioritize arrests for growing and sharing psychedelics plants. We also passed a bill, H.3605, out of the legislature's public health committee to legalize facilitation services affordably and much like we already license counselors. Our group teaches people how to forage, grow, and have safe experiences at our community events.

The ballot question, question four, was authored and put forward by D.C.-based New Approach PAC to co-opt our work. In Oregon and Colorado, the PAC created a system like question four that created an unelected regulatory agency to regulate psychedelic facilitation. We strongly oppose question four for three key reasons.

1. Unaffordable Treatments: In Oregon a legal experience with mushrooms costs on average $2,000 to $3,500. Small businesses are shutting down and harm reduction programs have been shut down legally. Entrepreneurs have had their lives and marriages destroyed by signing up for training programs that cost tens of thousands of dollars and similar lawyerly fees. This is similar to what the same PAC did to our cannabis system in Massachusetts, which has driven social equity applicants hundreds of thousands in debt, led to extreme amounts of mold, and created one of least diverse cannabis systems in the country. Looking at psychedelic "legalization" in Oregon, Colorado entrepreneurs are shutting down already too. Strict rules, like Oregon, are coming online that do not allow at-home use or even microdosing. Mental health care professionals also risk delicensing for participating.

2. More Arrests of Growers: Currently in Massachusetts, because of our work and general education in the world, there are virtually no arrests for growing and sharing personal amounts of mushrooms now. The 30-page law contains language on cultivation that has extremely low limits and prohibits transportation on and off residential property. These low limits would, for example, effectively ban indigenous ceremonies, according to analysis by Dr. Mason Marks, a professor at Harvard Law. Multiple indigenous volunteers on our team have come forward noting this effective prohibition as well (Baystatersnm.org/faq). Moreover, in Oregon, the PAC "legalization" led to hundreds of cities banning psychedelic services and led the state to recriminalize possession as well. The PAC has made it clear that it plans to remove these poorly written parts about cultivation after passage (see FAQ).

3. Creating a Corrupt Agency: The PAC had the opportunity to substitute or change the ballot question, and refused despite pressure from our coalition to find a compromise and multiple cities calling for our changes. It also tried to bribe and pressure our organization to just going along with the flawed text of the law, which we declined. For the PAC, establishing an unelected agency of regulators who would only have to live here for 90 days is the primary objective. The problem with that is that in Oregon the chair of that unelected agency had to resign for regulating trainings to benefit his romantic partner who sells said trainings. Similarly, the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission has seen multiple resignations due to conflicts of interest, the agency is facing receivership for failing to carry out legally required business, and top staff are on leave for harassing each other. In Colorado, the PAC has engaged in illegal lobbying to benefit the large corporations it works with.

By voting no, you are sending a message that you would rather see Massachusetts groups work together to write our own legislation and continue to decriminalize cities. We are saying no to corporate money misleading voters, threatening and harassing volunteer advocates, and trying to ruin mushrooms like it ruined cannabis. The culture is changing any way, and public acceptance would face a reversal like in Oregon by doing "legalization" poorly. Please feel free to reach out to us with any and all questions: team@baystatersnm.com

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looking for a no frills but younger-style cut, layers bangs etc. have struggled to find a good salon, would love to hear some recs!

Debating if I should buy candy, thanks!

Are there any judge free social run clubs in the area?

Wondering if anyone has had any experiences similar to mine the last ~2 months near Centre St.

•Grocery delivery bags were ripped open one early weekend morning with a few items stolen.

•A neighbor’s bike that has been locked to a fence for about a year recently had both wheels removed/stolen.

I know we live in a city and these things can happen, but also have noticed more unfamiliar roamers around the neighborhood.

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Anyone notice a bunch of ladybugs flying around in the past couple days? I'm over near the JP/Brookline border.

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I'm a huge believer in shopping local. Keeps money in the neighborhood, increases foot traffic, creates community,... JP is the perfect spot for it. I can walk/bike everywhere. It helps keeping my Amazon purchases to a minimum (Amazon being the opposite of local) but...

... As long as CVS keeps locking every single product, I will not shop there. It used to be a great "emergency" store. Last minute or go for a prescription buy something kind of place. I could accept expensive stuff being locked and waiting 10 min for somebody to come and help, but now it's everything. I don't know what the endgame is. Forcing closures with "not enough customers" arguments? No idea but I don't care. It makes shopping miserable.

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Hey neighbors.

We’ve been doing JPOS since the 2nd Annual back in 94 and this year is no exception. The only difference this year is we’re on the map! The Linotype will be fired up and we’ll be typesetting a poetry broadside for a reading by Cecelia Vicuña at Houghton Library October 24th. We’ll have a large selection of used books focussed on typography and letterpress printing for sale, as well as our usual offering of letterpress printed gig posters and poetry broadsides, fine holiday cards, and limited edition books we’ve designed and published for Michael Tarbox (20-page chapbook of his blues & roots lyrics), and Gwendolyn Jensen (hand-bound 120-page book of poetry).

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Hi! How is the parking situation for periods of a few days? Would you say spot angels is accurate or no? Thank you!

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Hey everyone!

I'm looking for a personal trainer in Jamaica Plain, preferably someone with a PT (or similar) degree. Any recommendations? Looking to improve overall fitness and strength training.

Thanks a bunch