“His doctor recommended he use medical marijuana and it’s the first treatment to restore his quality of life. The problem, Father Joe says, is access. He’s been waiting and hoping for a dispensary to open…

“Today’s opening of the city’s first pot shop in Downtown Crossing could be a mellow affair, with the owners predicting the dispensary will draw a few dozen customers with medical marijuana cards per day in…

“Columbia Care LLC, one of the nation’s leading medical marijuana companies, announced today that its Massachusetts subsidiary, Patriot Care Corporation, will open Boston’s first medical marijuana dispensary to qualifying patients on August 3, 2016.  The facility will be located downtown…

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“Boston’s first medical marijuana dispensary sits in the bustle of Downtown Crossing, but you could walk by and not even realize it’s there. “That was one of the requirements of the approval of the city,”…