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* Mass.gov Health and Human Services: [http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dph/programs/hcq/medical-marijuana/ Medical Use of Marijuana] | * Mass.gov Health and Human Services: [http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/gov/departments/dph/programs/hcq/medical-marijuana/ Medical Use of Marijuana] | ||
=== National Reports === | === National & International Reports === | ||
* [http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/factsheet/medical-use-of-cannabis Medical Use of Cannabis (marijuana)] fact sheet at [http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca HereToHelp]. See [http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/about-us about] the HereToHelp organization. | * [http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/factsheet/medical-use-of-cannabis Medical Use of Cannabis (marijuana)] fact sheet at [http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca HereToHelp]. See [http://www.heretohelp.bc.ca/about-us about] the HereToHelp organization. | ||
Revision as of 00:36, 16 March 2014
Lexington Reports
- Board of Selectmen Mar 17, 2014 Packet. The Planning Board Report on Article 30, Amend Zoning Bylaw - Medical Marijuana Treatment Centers is found at p. 10 in the packet.
Massachusetts Reports
- Mass.gov Health and Human Services: Medical Use of Marijuana
National & International Reports
- Medical Use of Cannabis (marijuana) fact sheet at HereToHelp. See about the HereToHelp organization.
Medical Studies
- Heavy marijuana users have abnormal brain structure and poor memory, announcement of article published Dec 16, 2013 in Schizophrenia Bulletin
- Harvard: Marijuana Doesn’t Cause Schizophrenia, by John M. Grophol (Dec 10, 2013), announcement of article published Dec, 2013 in Schizophrenia Bulletin
News & Editorials
- Boston Globe: Doctors open offices in Mass. to prescribe marijuana, by Liz Kowalczyk (Mar 16, 2014)
- Boston Globe: Cannabis-growing expertise barely rated by Mass. regulators, by Shelley Murphy and Kay Lazar (Mar 14, 2014)
- Boston Globe: Will Mass. legalize marijuana before happy hour?, by Dante Ramos (Mar 16, 2014)
- Boston Globe: Unsuccessful marijuana license bidders may get second chance, by Travis Andersen (Mar 14, 2014)
- Yahoo News: Colorado Girl Scouts told not to sell cookies outside pot shops, by Dylan Stableford (Feb 25, 2014)
- Los Angeles Times: Girl Scout sells cookies outside pot dispensary: 117 boxes in 2 hours, by Jenn Harris (Feb 21, 2014). Also reported on Yahoo News: Girl Scout sells 117 cookie boxes in two hours outside pot dispensary, by Eric Pfeiffer (Feb 21, 2014)
- Daily Beast: Marijuana Fights Cancer and Helps Manage Side Effects, Researchers Find , by Martin A. Lee (Sept 6, 2013). Also reported in the Huffington Post: Marijuana And Cancer: Scientists Find Cannabis Compound Stops Metastasis In Aggressive Cancers, by Robin Wilkey (Sept 19, 2013).
Mailing List Threads
- lex-tmma: Medical Marijuana Distribution Centers (Mar 2014)
- lexParents (requires registration): Medical marijuana dispensaries - location in Lexington (Mar 2014)
- lex-polrel (requires registration): Parents List and Marijuana dispensaries (Mar 2014)
- LexEngage: Where in Lexington do you believe a Medical Marijuana Treatment Center should be located? (Sept 2013 - Jan 2014)