6th medical marijuana dispensary opens in Mass.

Patients voiced hope and frustration as a medical marijuana dispensary prepared to formally open Tuesday in Lowell, marking the debut of the sixth dispensary in Massachusetts.

It has been more than three years since voters approved marijuana for medical use.

Executives of Patriot Care, operator of the Lowell facility, described the licensing process as a positive but long road, and said they opted for a cautious launch, offering just four strains of marijuana in the beginning but no other products, such as edibles, tinctures, or oils. They said they want to make sure they have ample supply. The first dispensaries that opened last year quickly ran into supply problems.

“We are going to take a measured approach on the amounts we will have people buy for the first few weeks,” Robert Mayerson, Patriot’s chief executive, said in an interview. “We will have more supply rolling out weekly from our facility,...

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