MA Strikes Down Town's Medical Marijuana Ban
In the Bay State, even bans get banned
The state attorney general's office Wednesday struck down Wakefield's ban on medical marijuana dispensaries, ruling that towns can regulate, but not prohibit the centers under state law.
Such bans would frustrate the purpose of the medical marijuana law, passed by referendum last fall, that allows patients with certain medical conditions to obtain marijuana for medical use.
"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."
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I would hope other states like California take notice of this. Several municipalities in CA have been able to successfully circumvent the intent of their medical marijuana laws by banning dispensaries and forcing legitimate patients back into the illegal market. Shameful that we still have so many ignorant people in this country.