Medical Marijuana: Where's The Best Place To Grow and Sell In Barnstable?
Barnstable Town Council passed a moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries, now they will be tasked with trying to find a location that fits the community.
This week, the state attorney general's office ruled that towns can regulate, but not ban medical marijuana dispensaries, according to the Boston Herald.
The decision struck down Wakefield's ban, with the attorney general's office saying, “The act’s legislative purpose could not be served if a municipality could prohibit treatment centers within its borders, for if one municipality could do so, presumably all could do so,” reported the Herald.
Town Council President Debra Dagwan said she is not surprised the Attorney General struck down Wakefield's ban.
"It's a law, you can't go against the law," Dagwan said in a telephone interview.
The Town of Barnstable's moratorium will remain in effect 180 days after the Department of Health finalizes medical marijuana regulations, which should go into effect in May.
"The moratorium will give us more time to look into the Department of Health's regulations and more time to find the best place for a dispensary," Dagwan said. "We have to try to find a way to mold it and make it fit within our community."
While Town Council is hard at work, we want to know what you think? Where do you think is the best place to have a medical marijuana dispensary in Barnstable? Let us know in the comments section.
Carol
3:28 pm on Friday, March 15, 2013
It should be dispensed through the hospital.
bluefish
8:25 pm on Friday, March 15, 2013
Well Carol, that will tie up the hospital which is already busy enough as it is. How about the Duffy Center ? Since they deal with most of the folks that would be using this already. Other than that, what would be so terribly wrong with a dispensary on Main St. or any other street. This is the trouble, most folks think that marijuana is a horrible drug that has deadly consequences, not so. Nor does it lead to other harder drugs. The medicinal value of marijuana outweighs any other issue, just ask my great aunt who had cancer and could not eat after her radiation treatments. She used marijuana and it helped her to hold down her food to which she gained some weight back and beat her cancer. To this day, she has not had any more of it, she was not "hooked" on it nor did she ever use harder drugs. I, for one, am glad it was "deregulated" and cannot wait to see others forgo their pain and suffering.
Stumpgrinder
1:59 pm on Sunday, March 17, 2013
How about in the old "Planter's Peanuts" shop..... right next to the Police "substation" on Main Street. Those who should get the Medical Marijuana will have no fear of walking by the cops.... the others, maybe not such a comfortable situation. It would probably assure that there would be no break-ins, either!
Robert Bastille
9:15 pm on Friday, March 15, 2013
they could put vending pot machines in town buildings, right next to other machines for chips and other munchies...then put the proceeds towards anti drug abuse education...lol
RON BEATY
10:02 pm on Friday, March 15, 2013
The question posed was: "Where's The Best Place To Grow and Sell In Barnstable?" To be honest, the soil on the Northside, like in West Barnstable contains too much clay and Iron in it. It is not really suitable for growing quality herbs and vegetation at all. Perhaps Osterville or Cotuit would provide a better grade or higher caliber Cannabis production environment... ^_^
Heidi Nelson
4:29 pm on Sunday, March 17, 2013
Duffy Health Center supports the town of Barnstable's moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries, and we plan to be a part of the community discussion about the location of the district. Duffy Health Center and Cape Cod Healthcare agree that the designation of the medical district as the dispensary district should not be automatic and needs community discussion. Health centers and doctors' offices nearby the district could be flooded with 'new patients' requesting prescriptions. Exacerbating our year-round traffic problems with new commercial activity in the neighborhood is a frightening prospect. Duffy Health Center provides a full continuum of care for the patients we serve- medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment, and case management for very low income people who are homeless or unstably housed. Becoming a dispensary would be inconsistent with our mission as a treatment facility and as a comprehensive provider of primary health care services. We look forward to being a part of the community discussion on this important topic. Heidi Nelson, CEO, Duffy Health Center