Politics & Government

Pot Shop Decisions Due This Week

The state is expected to winnow its list of more than 100 applicants to as many as 35 licensed medical marijuana operations.

The state is expected to approve as many as 35 medical marijuana dispensaries by the end of the week, according to the Associated Press via the Herald.

About 100 groups have applied to the Department of Public Health for the licenses to open medical pot shops around the state.

The licenses are being awarded by county, with at least one and no more than five per county.

Milford is in Worcester County, where the following groups have applied for licenses:

Group Name, Name of CEO/ED, City or Town

Bay State Holistic Inc., Gregory Malik Burnet, Worcester
Bryn Coron Farms Herbal Remedies Inc., Christopher Walton, Esq., Fitchburg
Commonwealth Patient Center Inc., Anthony Parrinello, Worcester
Compassion Health Centers Inc., Steven Goodman, Worcester
Good Chemistry of Massachusetts Inc., Matthew Huron, Worcester
Herbal Medicinal Program Inc., Alexander Schecter, Worcester
Holistics Specialty Care Inc., Robert Jacob, Leominster
LB Compassion Center Inc., Bruce Berger, Worcester
Mass Relief, Steven Hurd, Shrewsbury
Middlesex Integrative Medicine Inc., Nancy J. Khoury, Shrewsbury
Bay State Care Corp, Sean Gabriel, Worcester
Bay State Relief Inc., Armand Riendeau, Milford
Patriot Care Corp., Robert Mayerson, Worcester
Prime Wellness of MA Inc., John Glowik Jr., Worcester

For official information on medical pot in Massachusetts, visit the state's website on the subject.


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