Public Health Committee

Legislation that would let doctors prescribe life-ending drugs to terminally-ill patients in Massachusetts is heading to a public hearing. The bill would require the patient to have an illness which can reasonably be expected to cause death within six months...

A legislative committee plans to hear several proposals to change Massachusetts' medical marijuana law as the state prepares for implementation of the voter-approved measures. Among the bills before the Public Health Committee on Monday is one that would reduce the maximum number of medical marijuana dispensaries allowed in Massachusetts from 35 to 10...