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* Boston Globe: [http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/03/16/will-mass-legalize-marijuana-before-happy-hours/fnBygEkWQS1VcrusQa3m1L/story.html Will Mass. legalize marijuana before happy hour?], by Dante Ramos (Mar 16, 2014) | * Boston Globe: [http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/03/16/will-mass-legalize-marijuana-before-happy-hours/fnBygEkWQS1VcrusQa3m1L/story.html Will Mass. legalize marijuana before happy hour?], by Dante Ramos (Mar 16, 2014) | ||
* Boston Globe: [http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/03/13/lawmaker-probing-marijuana-licenses-says-more-applicants-should-included-review/du1stoU0mao7XjQk4DOpXP/story.html Unsuccessful marijuana license bidders may get second chance], by Travis Andersen (Mar 14, 2014) | * Boston Globe: [http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/03/13/lawmaker-probing-marijuana-licenses-says-more-applicants-should-included-review/du1stoU0mao7XjQk4DOpXP/story.html Unsuccessful marijuana license bidders may get second chance], by Travis Andersen (Mar 14, 2014) | ||
* Boston Herald: [http://bostonherald.com/business/media_marketing/2014/03/medical_pot_shop_ads_to_hit_mass Medical pot shop ads to hit Mass.], by Donna Goodison (Mar 3, 2014) | |||
* WBUR: [http://www.wbur.org/2014/02/27/medical-marijuana-clinics Mass. Patients Seek Relief At Medical Marijuana Clinics], by Deborah Becker and Lynn Jolicoeur (Feb 27, 2014) | * WBUR: [http://www.wbur.org/2014/02/27/medical-marijuana-clinics Mass. Patients Seek Relief At Medical Marijuana Clinics], by Deborah Becker and Lynn Jolicoeur (Feb 27, 2014) | ||
* Boston.com: [http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/blogs/white-coat-notes/2014/02/25/former-congressman-unusual-dealings-with-marijuana-company-detailed-lawsuit/rGZUa8IhVmSiQkHOrXjwbJ/blog.html Former congressman’s unusual dealings with marijuana company detailed in lawsuit], by Kay Lazar and Shelley Murphy (Feb 25, 2014) | * Boston.com: [http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/health/blogs/white-coat-notes/2014/02/25/former-congressman-unusual-dealings-with-marijuana-company-detailed-lawsuit/rGZUa8IhVmSiQkHOrXjwbJ/blog.html Former congressman’s unusual dealings with marijuana company detailed in lawsuit], by Kay Lazar and Shelley Murphy (Feb 25, 2014) | ||
Revision as of 00:04, 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
- Wikipedia articles:
National & International Reports
- Wikipedia article on Cannabis in the United States
- Medical Use of Cannabis (marijuana) fact sheet at HereToHelp Canada. 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)
- Boston Herald: Medical pot shop ads to hit Mass., by Donna Goodison (Mar 3, 2014)
- WBUR: Mass. Patients Seek Relief At Medical Marijuana Clinics, by Deborah Becker and Lynn Jolicoeur (Feb 27, 2014)
- Boston.com: Former congressman’s unusual dealings with marijuana company detailed in lawsuit, by Kay Lazar and Shelley Murphy (Feb 25, 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)
- Boston Globe: Medical marijuana off to rocky start, by Adrian Walker (Feb 17, 2014)
- Massmed.org: Massachusetts Medical Society Statement Regarding Medical Marijuana Dispensaries (Jan 31, 2014)
- Boston Globe: Marijuana advocates lay groundwork for legalization in Mass., by Joshua Miller (Jan 13, 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)