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State slow to enact medical marijuana legislation, patients say
Graham Brunell (SMG ‘18) administers his own medication for his Crohn’s disease because he currently does not have access to medical marijuana. PHOTO BY SARAH SILBIGER/DAILY FREE PRESS CONTRIBUTOR...
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Baker announces strategy to combat opioid addiction in Mass.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced Feb. 19 the establishment of a 16-member Opioid Addiction Working Group of a variety of opioid experts to “ignite conversation” in the hope of reducing...
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Powdered Alcohol Illegal in Massachusetts, Commission Says
The Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission issued an advisory Thursday regarding the sale and consumption of powdered alcohol, a new variety of alcoholic product made of dehydrated vodka...
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Massachusetts Department of Public Health to revamp medical marijuana...
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced changes to the Commonwealth’s Medical Marijuana Dispensary program in a Wednesday press release, including the requirement for all patients to...
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Boston-area patients still waiting on medical marijuana dispensaries to open...
On Friday, the second medical marijuana dispensary in Massachusetts opened in Brockton. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH SILBIGER/DFP FILE PHOTO The path to medical marijuana in Massachusetts has begun to...
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Mass. participates in Drug Take-Back Day, continues fight against addiction
Residents around Boston had the opportunity to dispose of prescription drugs on Saturday during the tenth annual Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS In their continued...
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Opioid related deaths on the rise in 2015
A report from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health released Wednesday found a six percent increase in deaths related to opioids in the last year. GRAPHIC BY KATELYN PILLEY/DAILY FREE PRESS...
View ArticleDepartment of Public Health releases opioid-related death demographics
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health released demographic statistics last week, proving that people between the ages of 25 and 44 are most at risk for opioid-related death. Between January and...
View ArticleMayor Martin Walsh launches Neat Streets initiative
In an effort to eliminate littered cigarette butts from the streets of Boston, Mayor Martin Walsh is launching “Neat Streets” to keep Boston free of litter and to encourage citizens to be...
View ArticleMassachusetts’ sixth medical marijuana dispensary opens
Massachusetts’ sixth medical marijuana dispensary opened in Lowell Tuesday, according to the Patriot Care medical marijuana dispensary website. Patriot Care has dispensaries scheduled to open in Boston...
View ArticleState slow to enact medical marijuana legislation, patients say
Students and residents are criticizing Massachusetts legislators for failing to open medical marijuana dispensaries in the Commonwealth in a timely manner, which they claim is crucial to combatting...
View ArticleBaker announces strategy to combat opioid addiction in Mass.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker announced Feb. 19 the establishment of a 16-member Opioid Addiction Working Group of a variety of opioid experts to “ignite conversation” in the hope of reducing...
View ArticlePowdered Alcohol Illegal in Massachusetts, Commission Says
The Massachusetts Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission issued an advisory Thursday regarding the sale and consumption of powdered alcohol, a new variety of alcoholic product made of dehydrated vodka...
View ArticleMassachusetts Department of Public Health to revamp medical marijuana...
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health announced changes to the Commonwealth’s Medical Marijuana Dispensary program in a Wednesday press release, including the requirement for all patients to...
View ArticleBoston-area patients still waiting on medical marijuana dispensaries to open...
The path to medical marijuana in Massachusetts has begun to unfurl, but Boston-area residents still await the opening of a dispensary in the city. Alternative Therapies Inc. in Salem and In Good...
View ArticleMass. participates in Drug Take-Back Day, continues fight against addiction
In their continued effort to combat drug addiction in the Commonwealth, Massachusetts residents participated in the tenth annual Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday. The initiative, which took place...
View ArticleOpioid related deaths on the rise in 2015
Despite statewide efforts to address the opioid epidemic, estimates show that opioid-related deaths have increased since last year, according to data released Wednesday from the Massachusetts...
View ArticleDepartment of Public Health releases opioid-related death demographics
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health released demographic statistics last week, proving that people between the ages of 25 and 44 are most at risk for opioid-related death. Between January and...
View ArticleMayor Martin Walsh launches Neat Streets initiative
In an effort to eliminate littered cigarette butts from the streets of Boston, Mayor Martin Walsh is launching “Neat Streets” to keep Boston free of litter and to encourage citizens to be...
View ArticleMassachusetts’ sixth medical marijuana dispensary opens
Massachusetts’ sixth medical marijuana dispensary opened in Lowell Tuesday, according to the Patriot Care medical marijuana dispensary website. Patriot Care has dispensaries scheduled to open in Boston...
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