Lowell police chief, leaders say legalizing medical marijuana a 'disaster …

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LOWELL — Legalized medical marijuana would make a gateway drug more available, and treatment centers for patients could simply become fronts for drug dealing in Massachusetts, officials warned Thursday. At a press conference at City Hall, …
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Heilman: No on Question 3: Don't let Massachusetts go to Pot

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The more voters understand the details of Question 3, and what marijuana treatment centers (aka pot shops) are doing in other states, the more they don't want to open up Massachusetts to the increased crime, violence, school truancy, and community …
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Saugus Anti-Drug Coalition forms

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Study personnel also refer enrollees to drug treatment programs. A worker from the Healthy Streets Outreach Program of Northeast Behavioral Health led the training. She explained how to recognize an opioid overdose and demonstrated ways to respond.
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FDA: Seventy-five Mass. doctors and facilities received drugs from New England …

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Seventy-five Massachusetts doctors, hospital facilities, eye clinics, and rehabilitation centers received drugs in recent months produced by the New England Compounding Center, the Framingham pharmacy under investigation for producing tainted …
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