Boston Discussing Medical Marijuana Dispensaries on Wednesday
City Councilor Rob Consalvo estimated that Boston will get about four medical marijuana dispensaries in 2013. Now where will they be located?
The Boston City Council on Wednesday 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 due to it having 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 will be discussed at the hearing. An unlike several Massachusetts municipalities, such as Reading, which created zoning rules to not …
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David Ertischek
5:06 pm on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
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