Needham Health Officials Speak Out Against Medical Marijuana Initiative
The petition initiative will appear as Question 3 on the statewide ballot Nov. 6.
Needham health officials spoke out against a question that will appear on the Nov. 6 ballot seeking to legalize access to medical marijuana with a doctor’s consent. Members of the Needham Board of Health and Public Health Department staff presented their views to selectmen during a meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 11, saying they felt there should be more research done before the legislation moves forward. The initiative petition for “A Law for the Humanitarian Medical Use of Marijuana”—Question 3 on the Nov. 6 ballot in Massachusetts—would allow patients to obtain a registration card, with a physician's approval, that would allow the individual to purchase marijuana at a nonprofit medical marijuana treatment center. A certificate could be …
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John Q Public
1:08 pm on Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Fogg at Beth Israel is against. In the REAL country of Israel medical marijuana is legal. Ironic. Beth Israel now has to change their name. more ›