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The final draft of Imagine Boston 2030, Boston's first citywide development plan in over 50 years, is released by Mayor Martin Walsh. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

City News 101

Shannon Larson June 7, 2017

While attending Boston University, you will have a firsthand look on the most pressing issues affecting local residents. Officials are working to improve Boston’s infrastructure and various policies,...

Legislators delay the implementation of the Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act. PHOTO BY LAUREN PETERSON/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mass. legislators continue to debate about marijuana legalization

Till Kaeslin January 26, 2017

Since Massachusetts voters casted their ballot on Question 4 and made it legal to purchase and consume recreational marijuana in the state, the law has been under high scrutiny by state legislators. Massachusetts...

Patriot Care on Milk Street in Boston was the first medical marijuana dispensary in Boston. Lawmakers are looking to potentially alter the referendum that was approved as Ballot Question 4. PHOTO BY CHLOE GRINBERG/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Mass. legislators hope to improve details of marijuana legalization bill

Alex Peña November 17, 2016

Massachusetts officials have called for the state legislature to change the wording of The Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act, which was approved as Question 4 on Nov. 8 by voters, in order for...

The board of trustees of the Massachusetts Hospital Association, which represents Massachusetts General Hospital and 78 other hospitals, unanimously voted last week to oppose the ballot that would legalize marijuana in Massachusetts. PHOTO BY ELLEN CLOUSE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Massachusetts Hospital Association opposes measure for legalization of marijuana

Kennedy Davis March 16, 2016

After a unanimous vote Thursday, the Massachusetts Hospital Association Board of Trustees announced that it would join an ongoing list of Massachusetts organizations that oppose the regulation and...

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