Here we go again: NIMBYs still looking to block recreational marijuana
It was apparently déjà vu all over again when a “small crowd” brought up all the usual complaints regarding Cypress Tree Management’s plans for a co-located medical marijuana dispensary/recreational store on Elliot Street and Route 9, the TAB...City Council approves medical and recreational* marijuana shops
Patients who are undergoing chemotherapy, suffering from multiple sclerosis, AIDS, chronic pain or other ailments will soon have access to the city’s second medical marijuana dispensary following overwhelming approval Monday by the Newton City Council. This new...VIDEO: Northland’s presentation (and Cypress Tree vote)
Tuesday’s Land Use Committee meeting had two interesting agenda items on its agenda – the presentation of the Northland project and the final committee vote on Cypress Tree, the proposed medical marijuana clinic on Route 9 — and, thankfully, NewTV recorded it all!
- The Cypress Tree debate and vote starts at the 27:45 mark
- The Northland presentation begins at the 72:55 mark
Newton patients could soon have a second medical marijuana clinic to help manage their symptoms
Patients on Newton’s south side who are undergoing chemotherapy, suffering from multiple sclerosis, AIDS, chronic pain or other ailments whose doctors believe they could benefit from medical marijuana may soon have access to a new clinic closer to home.
The Newton City Council’s Land Use committee is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a proposal by Cypress Tree Management Inc to operate a medical clinic at the corner of Route 9 and Elliot Street at the site of the former Green Tea Restaurant.
Cannabinoids — the active chemicals in medical marijuana — have been found to help control nausea and vomiting caused by chemotherapy, kill cancer cells and slow tumor growth, reduce anxiety, reduce inflammation, relieve pain, relax tight muscles in people with multiple sclerosis and stimulate appetite and improve weight gain in people with cancer and AIDS.
Presently the only clinic in Newton where patients can have a cannabis prescription from their doctor filled is on the other side of the city at
Highlands Area Council to discuss Route 9 marijuana clinic Wednesday
This Wednesday the Newton Highlands Area Council will be hosting an informational presentation and question and answer session by the proponents of a marijuana dispensary, currently seeking a medical dispensary license with a plan for a future recreational sales...
Can we at least agree that this is not a ‘residential neighborhood’?
As WCVB reported this week (and in a TAB oped that does not seem to be online) a proposal for a medical marijuana dispensary right behind the Negoshian’s at the corner of Route 9 and Elliot Street, is attracting a lot of heat from neighbors.
Now folks can support or oppose medical marijuana clinics. We can be supportive or opposed to recreational marijuana stores (and the proprietor of this clinic hopes to one day also be approved as a retail store). We can debate whether or not the presence of a clinic or retail shop will harm teens. We can disagree over many retails stores is too many or not enough.
But can we at least agree that — contrary to the claims made in the TAB op-ed and heard in public hearings — this corner of Route 9 and Elliot is not a “residential neighborhood”? Yes there are
Residents: Not in our backyards down the street
Residents along Elliot Street are expressing their opposition to a proposed medical marijuana clinic that has applied for a permit to open at the former Green Tea restaurant at the corner of Route 9 and Elliot. The applicant has stated that it hopes to eventually...
Right to clean air clashes with right to use marijuana
An article in today’s Boston Globe vividly describes an issue that I’ve not had to deal with personally, since I live in a single-family house, and for decades now, workplaces, airplanes and public buildings are thankfully smoke-free. Apparently —...Abutters oppose Beacon St. medical marijuana clinic
A group of about 50 or so local residents gathered outside of the empty storefront at 1152 Beacon St. on Sunday to protest a possible medical marijuana dispensary opening there, Julie Cohen reports for the TAB Neighbor Jane Kitonga expressed worry for her children....City Council votes to delay recreational marijuana sales, with one exception
The Newton City Council has approved a moratorium on the retail sale of marijuana until the end of this year. The council did exempt Garden Remedies, which currently operates as a medical marijuana clinic on Washington Street, from the moratorium.Proposed marijuana clinic at former South Pacific draws panicked opposition
A proposal for medical marijuana dispensary at 1152 Beacon Street (former site of the South Pacific restaurant) drew considerable opposition from neighbors at a Newton Highlands Area Council meeting last night, according to these very meticulous meeting minutes.
At around 9:00 pm, at the end of the public discussion about this proposal, the community members who were present were asked if they supported the proposal. Only 2 people were supportive, everyone else (about 30 people) were not supportive. One person was undecided and needed further information.
It’s worth reading the full play by play but here’s some
