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EDITORIAL: Let’s be blunt. It’s high time we accept marijuana dispensaries, destigmatize cannabis

Editors April 21, 2021
The poorly concealed elitism in our own backyards show we sorely need to change our attitudes.
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Boston dispensary applications remain a point of conflict among residents

Sam Trottenberg March 1, 2021
“We will fight this tooth and nail, to the last man,” said Alex Mancebo, a Back Bay resident. “If the applicants want to endure that, we’re ready to do it. We live here.”
The Boston City Council's Committee on Jobs, Wages and Workforce Development meets to discuss equity in marijuana licensing Monday evening at City Hall. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City Council meets, discusses marijuana licensing if Ballot Question 4 passes

Ellie French October 25, 2016

Approximately 50 people convened at Monday night’s Boston City Council hearing, where they participated in a panel discussion and provided testimonies pertaining to plans for recreational marijuana...

Boston City Council members Sal LaMattina and Michael Flaherty speak to one another during the City Council meeting Wednesday afternoon. PHOTO BY BRIGID KING/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR

Zoning to accommodate marijuana dispensaries considered

Kyler Sumter October 7, 2015

Entertaining the possibility of legalizing recreational marijuana, the Boston City Council met Tuesday to discuss amending the text of the Boston Zoning Code to accommodate marijuana dispensaries. The...

On Friday, the second medical marijuana dispensary in Massachusetts opened in Brockton. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH SILBIGER/DFP FILE PHOTO

Boston-area patients still waiting on medical marijuana dispensaries to open in area

Olivia Quintana September 10, 2015

  The path to medical marijuana in Massachusetts has begun to unfurl, but Boston-area residents still await the opening of a dispensary in the city. Alternative Therapies Inc. in Salem and In...

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