The company recently met with town officials to discuss the site for a proposed medical marijuana dispensary

A new medical marijuana dispensary could be coming to Foxborough in the near future.

During a recent selectmen meeting, Town Manager Bill Keegan informed the board that himself, Police Chief Edward O’Leary, and Building Commissioner Bill Casbarra recently met with a company named Beacon Wellness that represents a medical pot dispensing company interested in setting up shop on Route 1.

AMHERST – As proponents of marijuana legalization move toward asking voters to approve the law change in 2016, the University of Massachusetts wants to begin preparing for the implications of that change.

On Saturday, the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at UMass is hosting the "Marijuana Policy Forum: Protecting the Public Health with Good Policy."

The forum is intended for legislators and policymakers and is not open to the public. But there will likely be others, said Risa Silverman from the Office for Public Health Practice and Outreach.

Andrew Freedman, Colorado's director of marijuana coordination, will be the keynote speaker.

With New York State beginning to accept applications for medical marijuana providers last week, criticism of the hyper-strict program negotiated by Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been plentiful. Hinged on concerns about arbitrary regulations and insufficient patient access, advocates for medical marijuana access worry the program will be too small and restrictive to be effective.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – Two years after Massachusetts’ medical marijuana law went into effect, not one dispensary has opened. The 22News I-Team discovered what’s gone wrong and how much it’s cost us.

Governor Charlie Baker’s administration has revamped the medical marijuana process and new applications will begin to be accepted on June 29th.

18,512 patients have been certified to receive medical marijuana in Massachusetts.  The state has reviewed and approved 9150 patient registrations.  Two years after Governor Deval Patrick implemented the law, there isn’t a single dispensary open.

Yvonne Abraham’s argument for the legalization of recreational use of marijuana is one of the most cogent arguments I’ve read on any subject (“Marijuana is a losing battle”). I’m not a user, and I never have been. But I’m offended that our current prohibition generates income for criminal gangs, leads to targeting of black users, and wastes police and court resources over a substance no worse than alcohol or tobacco.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is leading a fight against legalizing marijuana.

As if Mayor Marty Walsh wasn’t already busy enough boosting the Olympics. Now he says he’d be willing to spend more precious time and political capital leading a fight against legalizing marijuana, too.

Let’s leave aside, for now, concerns over how thinly that would spread a mayor who already has plenty demanding his focus. Purely from a policy perspective, it’s the wrong fight to take on.

A majority of doctors would approve the use of medical marijuana, according to a new survey.

"We were surprised by the outcome of polling and comments, with 76 percent of all votes in favor of the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes -- even though marijuana use is illegal in most countries," the survey's authors wrote.

The results appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine on May 30. It included responses from 1,446 doctors from 72 different countries and 56 different states and provinces in North America. In addition, 118 doctors posted comments about their decision on the survey.

BOSTON — State Senate President Stan Rosenberg says lawmakers should consider putting a nonbinding question on the 2016 ballot asking voters if they would support legalizing the recreational use of marijuana.

The Amherst Democrat said he's trying to avoid the possibility voters might approve another, perhaps poorly written, ballot question also aimed at legalizing pot.

Two pro-pot groups have already said they hope to put questions on the 2016 ballot aimed at the full legalization of it.

There’s a conflict between state and federal law when it comes to marijuana. Back in 2012, Massachusetts citizens overwhelmingly approved a medical marijuana law, and the state’s first dispensary is expected to open in Salem later this month.

The law allows people with a doctor’s prescription to legally buy and consume the weed — or does it?

Consider the case of Cristina Barbuto, a 34-year-old woman from Brewster. She has a doctor’s certificate for marijuana to help treat her digestive disorders, including Crohn’s disease. But last year, she accepted a new marketing job, and on her first day of work, she failed a drug test and was fired.

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh said he would “absolutely” be willing to take the lead opposing the anticipated referendum in 17 months.

With a major battle in the making over marijuana legalization next year, Mayor Martin J. Walsh, a recovering alcoholic and a passionate advocate for those struggling with drug addiction, is emerging as the most likely face of the opposition.

Walsh said he would “absolutely” be willing to take the lead opposing the anticipated referendum in 17 months, presuming no other high profile leader steps forward.

“I just think it would be a mistake to legalize marijuana in Massachusetts,” said Walsh. “I’ve seen too many lives ruined by starting to smoke weed and then, eventually, going to other types of drugs.”