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Home 🌿 Medical Cannabis News 🌿 Massachusetts to Streamline Medical Marijuana Dispensary Program Licensing 🌿Massachusetts to Streamline Medical Marijuana Dispensary Program Licensing
Massachusetts health officials are streamlining the way the state issues licenses under its Medical Marijuana Dispensary program to prevent delays in treatment for those who qualify for it.
Department of Public Health Commissioner Monica Bharel on Wednesday said the licensing system has been "a confusing, overly lengthy process that has delayed appropriate patients from getting access" to medically needed marijuana.
Under the revised process, the dispensaries will be licensed in a format similar to pharmacies and other health care facilities, she said. The process will set high safety and suitability standards for dispensaries to meet, particularly when it comes to security and background checks, she added.
"This change will create a more efficient, market-driven licensure process that allows the commonwealth to maintain the highest standards of both public safety and accessibility," Bharel said in a statement.
The revised application process will formally launch May 15.
Bharel said dispensaries also will...
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