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Northampton mayor, state senators get first-hand look at Franklin medical marijuana growing facility

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 07/31/2015 - 12:28

NORTHAMPTON — Local and state officials got a firsthand look this past week at the bounty of cannabis that will serve state-registered patients at medical marijuana dispensaries in Northampton and Brookline later this year.

Senate President Stanley C. Rosenberg, D-Amherst, and state Sen. Karen E. Spilka, D-Ashland, toured New England Treatment Access’ cultivation and production center in Franklin last Friday, while Northampton Mayor David J. Narkewicz made a similar visit Tuesday.

The facility is the source of all medical cannabis products that will be available to patients at NETA’s planned Northampton and Brookline dispensaries, which are slated to open later this year.

“It’s a very impressive facility that they’ve created,” Narkewicz said of the Franklin operation. “Obviously, there’s a lot of support in Northampton for it. It’s good to see that it’s moving forward.”

Narkewicz was accompanied by a crew from Northampton Community Access Television, which plans to air a...

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