Written on May, 10, 2017
by adam
Currently employees who partake in the medical marijuana are at the mercy of their employer. Massachusetts’ existing medical marijuana law does not provide explicit anti-discrimination protections for medical marijuana patients in the workforce. Can a worker really be fired or even denied…
Written on Aug, 04, 2016
by adam
Boston’s First Ever Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens It’s been four years since Massachusetts legalized medical marijuana and now the city of Boston is home to its first medical marijuana dispensary. Patriot Care, located on Milk Street, is the seventh dispensary to open in…
Written on May, 26, 2016
by adam
The Senate approved a budget for 2017 Tuesday night that included a rider that waives the registration fee for the medical marijuana program for veterans. The amendment was sponsored by Senators Jason Lewis and Vinny DeMacedo; both of whom were part of the…
Written on May, 26, 2016
by adam
On Monday night the Leominster city council approved a resolution stating the city will only issue two lets of non-opposition to prospective organizations applying to and sell medical marijuana in the city. The resolution states the city council will issue letters for one…
Written on May, 17, 2016
by adam
Members of the North Attleboro planning board visited a Rhode Island medical marijuana cultivation facility run by a Hope Heal Health, a company currently seeking to open a facility in the city. Hope heal health has leased a building in North Attleboro’s industrial…
Written on May, 12, 2016
by adam
After almost ending the 2015 fiscal year with a budget deficit, the state’s medical marijuana program will end 2016 in the black. Progress has been slow moving with the program leaving many patients and activists upset. Massachusetts voter’s approved marijuana for medical use…
Written on May, 12, 2016
by adam
Two new medical marijuana growing facilities and one dispensary will be making their way to the Plymouth Industrial Park this fall. Medical Marijuana of Massachusetts has secured permits to build a growing facility and dispensary at 9 Collins Ave. within the industrial park,…
Written on May, 12, 2016
by adam
Monday’s city council meeting in Leominster saw five petitions for permits to open medical marijuana facilities; the most the council has received at one time. Representatives from three of the applicants, Prime Wellness Centers, CommCan Inc. and Alternative Therapies Group Inc., spoke at…
Written on Oct, 29, 2015
by adam
It has been a gradual process, but over the past six years, medical marijuana usage has risen steadily in Massachusetts. And while Mass. has had access to medical marijuana for quite some time now, it looks as if it’s about to enter…