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Six medical marijuana dispensaries are now open in Massachusetts, including the New England Treatment Access in Brookline, which opened Feb. 6. PHOTO BY KRISHNA SHARMA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts’ sixth medical marijuana dispensary opens

Meagan Schwarz February 19, 2016

Massachusetts’ sixth medical marijuana dispensary opened in Lowell Tuesday, according to the Patriot Care medical marijuana dispensary website. Patriot Care has dispensaries scheduled to open in...

Mayor Martin Walsh launched “Neat Streets" Wednesday. "Neat Streets" is an initiative that combines humor and waste disposal to encourage residents to keep Boston streets clean. ILLUSTRATION BY BETSEY GOLDWASSER/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mayor Martin Walsh launches Neat Streets initiative

Kalina Newman February 16, 2016

In an effort to eliminate littered cigarette butts from the streets of Boston, Mayor Martin Walsh is launching "Neat Streets" to keep Boston free of litter and to encourage citizens to be environmentally...

The state released a demographic report concerning the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts on Wednesday. GRAPHIC BY RACHEL CHMIELINSKI

Department of Public Health releases opioid-related death demographics

Lexi Peery January 25, 2016

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health released demographic statistics last week, proving that people between the ages of 25 and 44 are most at risk for opioid-related death. Between January...

A report from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health released Wednesday found a six percent increase in deaths related to opioids in the last year. GRAPHIC BY KATELYN PILLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Opioid related deaths on the rise in 2015

Kennedy Davis October 26, 2015

Despite statewide efforts to address the opioid epidemic, estimates show that opioid-related deaths have increased since last year, according to data released Wednesday from the Massachusetts Department...

Residents around Boston had the opportunity to dispose of prescription drugs on Saturday during the tenth annual Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Mass. participates in Drug Take-Back Day, continues fight against addiction

Julia Metjian September 29, 2015

In their continued effort to combat drug addiction in the Commonwealth, Massachusetts residents participated in the tenth annual Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday. The initiative, which took place...

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...

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced changes to the state’s Medical Marijuana Dispensary program Wednesday, which will license Registered Marijuana Dispensaries similar to the licensing of other healthcare facilities. PHOTO BY O’DEA/WIKIMEDIA

Massachusetts Department of Public Health to revamp medical marijuana dispensary process

Julia Metjian April 13, 2015

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced changes to the Commonwealth’s Medical Marijuana Dispensary program in a Wednesday press release, including the requirement for all patients to...

The state Alcohol Beverage Control Commission issued an advisory Thursday on powdered alcohol, which is illegal in Massachusetts. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY MAE DAVIS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Powdered Alcohol Illegal in Massachusetts, Commission Says

Caroline Lord March 17, 2015

The Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission issued an advisory Thursday regarding the sale and consumption of powdered alcohol, a new variety of alcoholic product made of dehydrated vodka or...

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced Feb. 19 the first stages of an opioid addiction crisis initiative to curb Massachusetts’ rate of opiate addiction. GRAPHIC BY SAMANTHA GROSS/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Baker announces strategy to combat opioid addiction in Mass.

Chris Fergus February 26, 2015

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker  announced Feb. 19 the establishment of a 16-member Opioid Addiction Working Group of a variety of opioid experts to “ignite conversation” in the hope of reducing...

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY EMILY ZABOSKI/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

State slow to enact medical marijuana legislation, patients say

Mina Corpuz October 2, 2014

Students and residents are criticizing Massachusetts legislators for failing to open medical marijuana dispensaries in the Commonwealth in a timely manner, which they claim is crucial to combatting symptoms...

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