Monday, March 18, 2013
Plymouth officials haven't begun a discussion regarding medical marijuana dispensaries but the attorney general is saying that, if the town does take some action, it better not be to ban them.
On Wednesday, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley ruled that cities and towns cannot ban medical marijuana dispensaries, according to BostonHerald.com. Municipalities can, however, use zoning rules to keep dispensaries in a certain area, and that is a discussion that is expected to take place in Medford in the future. The Plymouth Board of Selectmen have looked at current bylaws and decided to wait until final regulation is published by the Attorney General before considering potential changes to the bylaw, according to Selectmen Chairman Matthew Muratore. Coakley ruled that a Wakefield zoning ban on medical marijuana dispensaries approved at their Town Meeting last year conflicts with state law. "The (law's) legislative purpose …
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
The medical marijuana ballot initiative passed last Tuesday, which means up to 35 medical marijuana dispensaries can open in 2013. Would you be OK with having one in Plymouth?
Medical marijuana is coming to Massachusetts. The question is: where? The medical marijana ballot initiative that passed in Tuesdays election with 63 percent voter approval means that up to 35 medical marijuana dispensaries can open up in the state in 2013. The new law goes into effect January 1, but requires rules and regulations be set up by the Department of Public Health. Some towns and cities, such as Quincy, reportedly are already trying to line up regulations that would keep dispensaries out of their municipalities, which have proved troublesome in some of the nine states where medical marijuana dispensaries have been legal. What do you think? Is this a classic case of NIMBY (fine, but Not In My Back Yard)? Or do medical marijuana …
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Question 3 on the Nov. ballot will ask about legalizing medical marijuana.
This November voters will be able to cast a vote for or against legalizing medical marijuana in the Commonwealth. Those in favor of legalizing medical marijuana have formed the Committee For Compassionate Medicine or "Yes" for Massachusetts Patients, according to WBUR. The opponents are at MaVoteNoOnQuestion3.com. Question 3 on the ballot reads: “A yes vote would enact the proposed law eliminating state criminal and civil penalties related to the medical use of marijuana, allowing patients meeting certain conditions to obtain marijuana produced and distributed by new state-regulated centers, or, in specific hardship cases, to grow marijuana for their own use.” So we want to know: Are you for or against bringing medical marijuana to the …
Friday, June 15, 2012
Ballot to be finalized by the AG's office July 3.
Of the 31 initiatives put forth for the fall ballot, only four both have enough signatures and been certified by Attorney General Martha Coakley in order to make it on the ballot by the July 3 deadline. And of those, one looks likely to be resolved by the Legislature before that date. The initiative that appears likely to reach resolution is called "An Act Promoting Excellence in Public Schools." Backed by Stand for Children Massachusetts, it involves retaining and promoting teachers based on performance reviews and test scores rather than seniority. Proponents say it will raise teaching standards and make it easier for schools to fire ineffective teachers. But opponents, which include the Massachusetts Teachers Association, say that …
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