Pubdate: Tue, 26 Aug 2014
Source: Boston Globe (MA)
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Author: Sarah Wunsch

BROUHAHA OVER DISPENSARY DISTRACTS FROM NEED TO PROCEED ON MEDICAL MARIJUANA

RE "STATE urged to halt marijuana license" (Metro, Aug. 21): 
Notwithstanding the letter that more than 100 Brookline residents 
sent to state lawmakers and officials, I support the license that has 
been granted to New England Treatment Access to open in a good 
location in our town, as do many others.

Massachusetts citizens voted by a wide margin to change the law to 
allow for medical marijuana. That support wasn't just for the 
"general" idea of medical marijuana, as Brookline Selectman Ken 
Goldstein asserts. The proposed location in Brookline is a reasonable 
one that would make this medicine more readily available to patients 
who need it.

After all, that is what we are talking about - treatment for people 
who suffer from health problems. This to me is much more important 
than the brouhaha over the resignation of the former executive 
director New England Treatment Access over an inaccurate statement 
about his college degree. Nor is there anything crucial about the 
departure of former US representative Barney Frank and a marijuana 
researcher from the company. This is a company with a proven track 
record in Colorado. It should be allowed to open dispensaries in 
Brookline and Northampton. The delay is hurting patients whom the 
voters intended to help.

Sarah Wunsch

Brookline
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