City To Discuss Medical Marijuana Rules Wednesday
City Councilor Rob Consalvo estimated that Boston will get about four dispensaries in 2013.
The Boston City Council on Wednesday, Nov. 28 will begin its discussion of how Boston will handle the legalization of medical marijuana. "We respect the will of voters," said District 5 City Councilor Rob Consalvo, who filed an order to hold the necessary hearing. "In the first year alone, 35 dispensaries are to open up [in Massachusetts', and it's unlimited after that." Consalvo said he is guessing that Boston will start with four dispensaries because it contains 10 percent of the state's population. He said he was unaware of whether there is a difference between medical dispensaries and growing facilities but that that issue will be discussed at the hearing. Unlike several Massachusetts municipalities—such as Reading, which created …
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Dan
9:32 am on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
The best way to manage this is to limit them to hospitals and medical clinics that have been open for more than 10 years (remember this is for people with real medical needs). That way we don't have what has happened in California with pot stores all over the place dispensing to anyone who can forge a scrip. I do really think we have opened up pandoras box here as it will get out of control with … more ›