Needham Selectmen: Medical Marijuana Moratorium 'Makes Sense'
Board of Selectmen voted last night on a delay of the medical marijuana question passed by Mass. voters in November.
Mass Medical Marijuana Moratorium
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Needham Selectmen: Medical Marijuana Moratorium 'Makes Sense'
Board of Selectmen voted last night on a delay of the medical marijuana question passed by Mass. voters in November.
Medical marijuana dispensaries were approved in the November vote, and the law is set to go into effect within the month--but not in Needham, yet. A moratorium proposed in an early January meeting would allow officials to put off zoning regulations for up to a year. The Selectmen voted last night unanimously in favor of that delay until March 1, 2014. Said Selectmen Maurice Handel, "This is respectful of the vote that voters of Massachusetts took, and allows for adequate response from the town. It makes complete sense to do this." The concept, officials say, is to wait for the Mass Department of Public Health regulations and guidelines about the law before starting to write comparable zoning for Needham. "It's smart to have cooling off …
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Paul Hurteau
2:29 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
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