medical marijuana

The Fairhaven Board of Selectmen opened the discussion to the public in an effort to get a sense of what regulations on marijuana use should be imposed in the town.

NEW BEDFORD — Just about two dozen concerned residents attended an informational meeting on medical marijuana hosted by Beacon Compassion Center Thursday evening at the New Bedford Inn & Suites.

Beacon Compassion Ceter will be hosting an informational meeting at the New Bedford Inn & Suites at 500 Hathaway Road on Thursday evening from 7-9 p.m. to address concerns of the community. Steve Angelo, Executive Director of Beacon Compassion Center, told WBSM's Brian Thomas he feels it is important for Beacon to hold meetings in the ward, close to the future site of the facility in the forme

NEW BEDFORD - Earlier this week, Beacon Compassion Center announced they have an agreement in place with the City of New Bedford to open up a medical marijuana dispensary in the former Wicks and Licks location on Hathaway Road. Yet the mayor is saying that's not entirely true...

It is time to reconsider our approach to the opioid crisis in New Bedford as the current plan simply is not working. A WBSM news exclusive shows a near doubling of overdoses in the city last year alone. What we are doing to fight opioid addiction in New Bedford is not working, period...

NEW BEDFORD - The New Bedford City Council is opting to take it's time rather than rush into a Host Community Agreement with a marijuana cultivation facility. Mayor Jon Mitchell submitted the agreement with ARL Healthcare, Inc., of Newton for the purpose of operating a medical marijuana cultivation and processing facility in the New Bedford Industrial Park...

The City of New Bedford has reached a deal to allow a medical marijuana cultivation/production facility to operate in the city.

Despite reports of a medical marijuana company also being in talks with another town, Dartmouth officials aren't worried about losing the potential business. On Monday night, the Dartmouth Select Board chose to support a future host agreement with the William Noyes Webster Foundation for a medical marijuana dispensary on Faunce Corner Rd...

For the third time in four meetings, the New Bedford City Council discussed the potential of a medical marijuana dispensary within the city Thursday night.

Dartmouth could be the home of a medical marijuana dispensary in the not-so-distant future. At Monday's meeting, the Dartmouth Select Board voted to provide a letter of non-opposition for a proposed facility at 350 Faunce Corner Rd, which is currently a nutrition store...