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The Short List: Pot Panel, Heroin Bust, Turnpike Tracking

New England Public Media | By Adam Frenier
Published August 11, 2017 at 4:08 PM EDT
Travel writer Rick Steves donated to the campaign to legalize marijuana in Massachusetts, and came to the state to campaign for the ballot question.
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Travel writer Rick Steves donated to the campaign to legalize marijuana in Massachusetts, and came to the state to campaign for the ballot question.

Our panel of journalists looks at the big stories in the news. 

What made The Short List this week?

  • Massachusetts' cannabis advisory panel is made up of people mostly from pro-pot communities, including three from western Mass. (NEPR)
  • Authorities in Hampden County conduct a major drug bust, seizing enough heroin for 450,000 bags. (NEPR, MassLive)
  • Law enforcement has used new tracking technology on the Mass. Turnpike seven times since October. (MassLive)

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Adam Frenier
Adam joined NEPM as a freelance reporter and fill-in operations assistant during the summer of 2011. For more than 15 years, Adam has had a number stops throughout his broadcast career, including as a news reporter and anchor, sports host and play-by-play announcer as well as a producer and technician.
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