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Brockton Co Gets OK to grow Med Marijuana
“We are very much looking forward to opening our doors and serving the needs of patients in Brockton and beyond,” David Noble, president of In Good Health, said in a statement.
“We are grateful for the support we have received from the patient community and leaders in the city of Brockton, and for the state’s approval,” Noble said.
The state health department issued the license April 24, following an inspection of the newly completed, 16,000-square-foot facility on West Chestnut Street, in Brockton’s industrial park. The company said marijuana will be grown at the facility, which also includes a kitchen to prepare marijuana-infused products, such as cookies and brownies.
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gives the more enlightened and intelligent ones among us more of an advantage
medicinal use....yah, okay.....lol
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Ironical considering their abhorrence to a casino
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Capt wrote: I do believe there is a need for medicinal use, but to actually open a place to grow weed is obsurd. And don't think for one minute that any of these places won't be supplying those who have no medicinal use. If it does get out of hand, who is there to make it work properly? A new position with a new title and a new tax to provide for it?
The marijuana must be cultivated and stored in an enclosed, locked facility. Each treatment center is limited to two locations - a retail establishment and a cultivating sight. The amount grown is tracked and regulated. One must be a registered card holder to consume and an approved cultivator to grow. There are reporting requirements such as 24-hour notification to the Department of Public Health when an employee or volunteer leaves. Those who run the facilities must also be prepared to be shut down and possibly face prosecution by the federal government since this is still, technically, illegal. These businesses must also deal in cash since federal law prevents financial transactions with banks. Those who have medical conditions requiring MJ are also taking a big risk for the same reasons. I am not suggesting 100% compliance will always be guaranteed, but the rules make it very difficult for these non-profits to deviate. In fact, it is probably easier to buy MJ from the street than through a facility. Short of someone busting in to plunder the sure-to-be heavily guarded site, I do not see this as a welcome mat for a higher rate of illegal drug use to this city.
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Capt wrote: Oh, they're going to count the leaves on pants or weigh them? Hah! Where there is a will, there is a way. Isn't there always?
Not sure how Massachusetts will track this, but here is a hint at how CO does : "When inspectors visit a medical marijuana grow, they want to know the number of plants onsite, how much plant matter is drying (dry weight), total cured weight ..." This is not lightly monitored since it is a federal crime to grow and distribution marijuana.
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BrocktonDave wrote: Too bad Brockton doesn't have a local income tax or corporate tax, because this place is going to be a gold mine!
Nostradamus ?
BROCKTON – The city may look to grow its pot of tax revenue.
Ward 6 Councilor Michelle DuBois, who is also a state representative, is proposing that Brockton petition the legislature to allow the city to collect a local sales tax on medical marijuana.
The draft proposal would impose a 3 percent tax on gross recipients from the retail or wholesale sale of medical marijuana originating in Brockton. The nonprofit In Good Health has received a state license to operate a dispensary and is scheduled to open a facility on West Chestnut Street this summer.
City councilors are scheduled to take up the local tax issue during a meeting of the Finance Committee on Monday night.
The state Department of Revenue has said that a municipality could charge a local sales tax as long as it receives approval from the legislature. In its application to the state, In Good Health estimated first-year gross revenues of $1,800,000 from the sale of marijuana. Based on that, the city could see $54,000 in local sales tax revenue.
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Michelle DuBois, the city councilor and state representative, pushed City Council discussion on her proposal until late July, saying that she wants to do more research and bring experts before the council.
At the same time, Mayor Bill Carpenter has questioned the proposal, arguing that it would interfere with a host community agreement he already signed with the owner of Brockton’s medical marijuana dispensary.
m.enterprisenews.com/article/20150519/NEWS/150516217/13406/NEWS
Ward 6 Councilor DuBois is proposing that Brockton petition the legislature to allow the city to collect a local sales tax on medical marijuana. She argues that it should be taxed because the plant is not a federally recognized medicine. "I firmly believe, as a policy, that medical marijuana should be taxed," DuBois said.
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dadof2 wrote: "I firmly believe, as a policy, and as a democrat, that medical marijuana should be taxed, as well as everything else that is affected by gravity." DuBois said.
There... Fixed that for you
Oh, and this is a joke in case Ms. DuBois decides to sue me
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Isn't Dubois spearheading a bill to allow illegal aliens driver licenses? And wasn't she against it before she was for it?
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woo-hoo!
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