TELL US: Would You Like to See a Medical Marijuana Dispensary in Watertown?

Town Council President Mark Sideris opposes having a marijuana facility in town, what do you think?

  With the passage of Question 3, facilities can open in Massachusetts to distribute marijuana for medical purposes but not everyone wants to one in their town.  The ballot question was approved by 63 percent of Massachusetts voters, and 69 percent of Watertown voters backed the question in the Nov. 6 election. The law is slated to take effect Jan. 1, and allows people with certain medical conditions to get up to a 60-day supply of marijuana. The ballot measure limits the number of “medical marijuana treatment centers” that can open next year to 35. There must be at least one in each county, but no more than five.  Watertown Town Council President Mark Sideris said last week that he does not want to see such a facility in Watertown. At …

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