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Woburn City Council Approves Medical Marijuana Dispensary Moratorium
The moratorium, which limits dispensaries in any zoning district, will be in place until January of 2014.
Woburn City Council has approved a one-year moratorium on applications for medical marijuana dispensaries in the city. According to minutes from the Feb. 5 City Council meeting, provided by Town Clerk William Campbell, the council voted 7-2 to approve the measure, which will be in place until Jan. 1, 2014. The move was in response to the passage of a ballot article that now allows medical marijuana in Massachusetts in the November, 2012 election. The passage of ballot question 3 allows for medical marijuana dispensaries, up to five in each Massachusetts county. The new law goes into effect January 1, but requires rules and regulations be set up by the Department of Public Health. According to the meeting notes, the purpose of the …
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Earnhardt
10:35 am on Thursday, February 14, 2013
Obviously the stance they have is out of ignorance. They picture people dealing it from every corner and a joint in every mouth. They have no clue. The owners of these dispensaries would have as much to lose as a package store owner if there was abuse.Maybe more to lose as it would tarnish all dispensaries in the area. This is a typical stick your head in the sand approach. more ›