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From YouTube: Committee on Planning & Development on June 27, 2017
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Docket #0881- Re: Medical Marijuana Facility located at 331 Newbury Street, Back Bay
A
My
name
is
bill
Linehan
and
I'm,
the
chair
of
the
Committee
on
planning
and
development
I'm.
Here
with
the
fellow
committee
members
and
colleagues
to
my
right
counsel,
the
selamat
ena
counselor
mock
co-moh,
counselor
josh
is
akin
in
my
left
and
we're
expecting
counselor
flower
tea
at
at
any
moment.
The
subject
of
the
hearing
is
docket
0,
8
8
1.
On
order
for
hearing
regarding
a
medical
marijuana
dispensary
at
331,
Newbury
Street
in
the
Back
Bay.
A
This
matter
is
sponsored
by
counselor
Josh's
akin
and
was
referred
to
the
Committee
and
of
Planning
and
Development
on
June
14th
of
this
year,
I'd
like
to
remind
folks
that
that
this
particular
hearing
is
being
recorded
and
it's
recorded
and
will
also
is
playing
live
at
this
time.
City
Council
TV
is
now
available,
24
hours
a
day
and
seven
days
a
week,
but
those
who
may
want
to
catch
up
on
further
airings
and
the
like.
A
So
at
this
time,
we'd
like
to
welcome
the
presenters
who
are
and
I
tell
what
context
is
probably
a
good
idea.
The
the
Boston
City
Council,
based
on
state
regulations,
needs
to
approve
non
opposition
to
a
dispensary,
a
medical
marijuana
dispensary
in
the
city
of
los,
and
that's
it
that's
the
crux
of
it.
So
what
we
do
is
we
listen
to
how
folks
will
operate
and
where
it's
located
impacts
on
the
community
security
and
the
like,
and
then
after
we
hear
this,
we
give
opportunity
for
the
public
and
others
to
testify.
A
So
and
and
then
we
would,
if
we
bring
the
matter
forward
out
of
committee,
it
would
then
be
a
vote
to
not
oppose
or
oppose
this
particular
exciting
and
location
of
a
medical
marijuana
dispensary.
So
I
we're
going
to
welcome
counsel
of
Frank
Baker
who's
also
joined
us
and
will
who's
going
to
start.
Oh
well,
we'd
like
to
welcome
back
a
dear
friend
and
past
colleague,
Michael
Ross,
Michael
Thank,.
B
You,
mr.
chairman,
thank
you
very
much
for
scheduling
this
hearing
and
for
having
us
here
today
and
thank
you
counselors
la
mattina,
co-moh,
Zakim
and
Baker.
For
being
here.
My
name
is
Mike
Ross
I'm,
an
attorney
at
the
law,
firm
of
Prince
Lobell
and
I
represent
compassionate
organics
who's
before
you
today.
Our
purpose
here
is
the
chairman
mentioned,
is
to
present
materials
and
answer
questions
of
the
committee
regarding
a
proposed
medical
marijuana
dispensary
to
be
located
at
331.
Newbury
Street
in
the
Back
Bay
I'm
joined
by
the
following
members
of
our
team.
B
Today
to
my
left
is
Jeff
Ryland
jure,
the
CEO
of
compassionate
organics
next
to
him
is
dot
Joyce.
Who
is
our
communications
consultant
and
next
to
her
is
Frank
Peterson
who
is
filling
in
today
for
Dan
Lenski
Frank
is
a
former
member
of
the
Boston
Police
Department
and
he
also
works
with
Dan
Lenski,
the
former
superintendent
in
chief
of
the
Boston
Police
Department
at
Kroll
security,
which
is
a
recognized
international
security.
Firm
Kroll
is
working
with
compassionate
organics
to
handle
all
security
measures.
B
Unfortunately,
Dan
Minsky
is
on
the
west
coast
today
and
we
even
looked
at
possibly
having
them
fly
in
for
this,
and
just
couldn't
make
it
happen.
So
I'm
Frank
offered
to
be
here
today
and
instead-
and
we
really
appreciate
Frank's
presence
today,
I
just
wanted
to
quickly.
If
I
may
go
over
our
proposal,
we
kind
of
at
the
top
level
and
then
open
up
to
questions
after
we
go
over
a
little
bit
of
that.
B
We
have
a
leave
behind
a
deck
that,
hopefully
all
the
members
have,
that
will
be
loosely
based
or
more
detailed,
and
my
comments
will
be
loosely
based
on
what
you
have
in
front
of
you.
Compassion,
organics
has
been
searching
for
the
perfect
location
that
meets
the
strict
state
and
local
standards
to
operate
a
registered
medical
marijuana
dispensary
in
Boston,
since
just
after
the
2012
ballot
initiative,
this
organization
was
formed
by
a
local
entrepreneur,
Jeff
and
his
board,
who
are
all
or
almost
all
members
of
our
community
of
many
who
live
in
Boston.
B
B
So
Jeff
also
grew
up
on
Marlborough
Street
in
the
Back
Bay
as
lived
there.
His
whole
life
and
it
in
many
ways
brought
him
to
this
location
at
3,
3
or
1
Newberry
the
locations
on
the
last
block
of
Newbury
Street.
It
sits
in
a
community
that
overwhelmingly
approved
the
ballot
initiative
back
in
2012
by
77%
of
its
residents.
The
location
meets
all
buffer
requirements.
It
fits
within
the
existing
zoning,
complies
with
the
amendment
passed
by
this
council
and
advanced
into
the
zoning
code.
B
B
Sensory
will
serve
those
qualifying
patients
who
require
its
treatment,
patients
with
cancer,
coma,
hiv/aids,
Crohn's
disease
and
other
ailments.
Our
proposal
is
to
be
open.
7
days
a
week
from
10
a.m.
to
8
p.m.
our
plan
is
to
have
daily
deliveries
of
dispensary
so
that
no
more
than
one
day
supply
is
on-site
at
any
one
time.
Our
cultivation
site
is
in
Fitchburg
Massachusetts
and
the
security
plan
advanced
by
Dan
linski
and
his
team
will
call
for
randomized
deliveries
made
safely
and
security
and
securely
by
members
of
our
security
team.
B
Unlike
some
dispensary
all
of
the
product
for
this
dispensary
is
prepackaged
in
childproof
containers,
and
so
that
in
no
case
is
there
even
any
loose
leaf
products.
Everything
is
is
packaged.
Boston
has
solid
experience,
as
you
know,
mr.
chairman,
in
permitting
dispensaries,
there
are
ten
existing
dispensaries
in
operation
in
Massachusetts.
Currently
today,
as
I
understand,
with
many
more
scheduled
to
open
and
here
in
Boston
by
my
count,
I
believe
just
one
is
open
and
at
least
three
more
in
the
process
of
opening.
B
We
know
a
lot
more
today
than
when
we
first
the
dispensaries
were
first
opened.
We
know
that
the
average
patient
is
just
over
40
years
old,
that
the
costs
per
transaction
well
exceed
that
of
the
black
market
and
that
anecdotally,
the
security
that
dispensaries
bring
to
their
immediate
host
communities
do
so
by
making
that
community
safer.
We've
also
already
begun
the
community
process.
With
regard
to
this
location,
we
are
meeting
with
our
abutters.
B
We
have
been
in
discussions
with
the
Neighborhood
Association
of
the
Back
Bay
and
have
a
hearing
scheduled
with
their
licensing
subcommittee
in
early
July.
Their
chair,
incidentally,
is
here
Eliot
laugher,
with
his
colleague
Martin
Reiter,
both
of
the
neighbors
association
in
the
Back
Bay
he's
they're.
Here
today
we
have
been
in
other
discussions
with
the
other
organizations
of
the
community,
the
Back
Bay
Association
and
the
Newberry
Street
League
and
others.
B
We've
been
buoyed
by
some
of
the
public
comments
that
had
been
spontaneously
made
by
some
of
our
immediate
neighbors
in
a
Boston
Herald
article
that
was
recently
written.
The
manager
of
the
Trident
bookstore
in
cafe
said
that
quote:
we
attract
an
eclectic
clientele,
some
of
them
probably
would
enjoy
a
dispensary
and
the
general
manager
of
Santee
restaurant
said
quote.
It
would
bring
a
lot
of
business.
B
The
area
this
block
has
a
lot
of
young
people
that
are
looking
for
that
at
this
point,
I'd
like
to
introduce
our
CEO
Jeff
Rylander
Jeff's
own
story
and
reasons
for
becoming
involved
in
this
industry
are
quite
compelling.
As
a
person
who
has
suffered
from
the
condition
of
multiple
sclerosis,
he
has
been
helped
and
aided
by
medical
marijuana
since
beginning
his
treatment.
He
has
yet
to
have
a
relapse
or
a
flair
for
almost
18
years.
B
Indeed,
the
National
Multiple
Sclerosis
Society
now
supports
the
rights
of
patients
to
gain
access
to
medical
marijuana
treatment,
as
I
mentioned.
Jeff
is
also
a
lifelong
resident
of
the
Back
Bay,
and
that
makes
this
a
truly
locally
run
business
which,
for
this
particular
industry,
is
quite
a
statement.
Jeff.
C
C
So
Larry,
please
so
the
reason
we
appreciate
this
location
is
it's
close
to
public
transportation.
It's
fully
ADA
accessible
and
it's
privately
owned
and
large
enough
to
accommodate
our
use,
which
is
pretty
specific.
In
addition,
as
Mike
mentioned,
77
percent
of
residents
in
this
area
voted
for
this
use
in
2012
on
a
ballot
question.
C
We've
also
engaged
a
law
practice
of
principal
Bell
and
attorney
Mike
Ross.
Next
to
me,
in
addition,
we've
re-established
the
commitment
with
our
board
of
directors
who
continue
to
offer
guidance
and
assistance
to
the
organization
and
again,
as
we
mentioned,
Joel
Pierce
is
sitting
in
the
back
row.
I'm
proud
of
the
team
that
we've
assembled
of
local
talent,
local
board
local
capital.
C
To
that
end,
I've
written
a
letter
apologizing
to
the
councillor
co-moh
for
not
meeting
the
standards.
He
and
all
of
you
should
expect
and
demand
from
applicants
like
me
marks,
diligence
and
concern
for
his
community
is
undeniable
and
me,
and
my
application
are
better
for
the
experience
and
the
opportunity
that
bring
me
here
to
present
to
you
again
today.
B
H
I'd
like
them
to
score
the
fact
that
I'm,
a
substitute
for
Danny
links,
keys,
Danny
guaranteed,
need
be
no
tough
questions.
I'd
like
to
read
this.
My
background
is
that
I
was
a
probation
officer
in
South
Boston
Court,
we've
gone
from
that
to
security
with
water
and
sewer,
and
then
chief
of
the
municipal
police
and
landed
in
City
Hall
as
chief
of
security
here
and
retired
two
years
ago.
Since
then,
I've
been
on
contract
with
coral
organization
of
actually
with
Danny
Lansky.
H
Now
I'll
read
my
script
here
you
people,
the
crawl
security
plan
is
a
combination
of
next-generation
technologies,
talented
security
professionals
and
a
company-wide
commitment
to
safety
leading
ad
team
security.
Efforts
for
the
project
is
director
of
security,
Daniel,
P,
Lansky,
compassionate
organics
has
engaged
crawl
and
our
services
develop
and
address
the
safe
safety
and
security
protocols.
We
believe
necessary
to
exceed
the
strict
standard
set
by
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
and
the
City
of
Boston.
Kroll
has
also
been
involved
intimately
with
the
compliance
procedures,
but
proposed
registered
medical
marijuana.
H
The
building
is
well
suited
for
the
state
of
odd
camera
and
lighting
system
that
will
be
fully
integrated
with
the
city's
existing
camera
operations
to
allow
BPD
or
Boston
Police
Department
to
access
more
areas
of
the
city,
crawl,
employee,
a
to
alarm
security
system
to
allow
for
backup
and
redundancy
in
the
facility.
We
intend
to
utilize
innovative
analytical
video
processing
technology
that
features
C
CCTV
system
tied
to
a
central
morning
up
that
is
staffed
24
hours,
seven
days
a
week.
H
H
The
Massachusetts
law
department
of
public
health
regulations
regarding
marijuana
for
the
medical
use
program
guidelines,
as
our
affiliates
have
done
in
other
jurisdictions.
Compassion
organic
intends
to
hire
a
professional
security
personnel,
but
preference
performer
law
enforcement
and
military
service.
Thank
you.
I
A
A
A
J
You,
mr.
chairman,
thank
you
all
for
your
presentation
certainly
appreciate
any
more
about
the
specifics
of
this
project,
as
we
obviously
have
this
necessary
step
in
the
approval
process.
I'm
I
do
notice
that
folks
in
the
neighborhood
association
are
here
and
I
expect.
Bill
has
some
comments
later,
but
I
think
as
this
moves
forward,
both
at
this
stage
for
potential
vote
in
the
council,
and
you
continue
through
the
process
that
neighborhood
input
is
incredibly
important.
J
Obviously
it's
nice
anecdotally
to
hear
from
some
of
your
business
neighbors,
but
obviously
the
residents
in
the
area
who
may
have
concerns
I
hope,
you'll.
Continue
that
outreach.
Can
you
talk
a
little
more
about
what
your
timeline
is
in
the
approval
process?
Both
here
then
and
go
the
state,
then
the
GBA?
J
B
You
councillor,
if
you
go
to
your
I
guess
third
to
last
page
in
the
packet
there's
a
fairly
handy
timeline,
which
shows
that
we're
actually
pretty
very
near
to
the
beginning,
listed
under
June
2017.
The
second
bullet
point
and
you'll
see
that
there's
six
bullet
points
to
the
right
with
additional
bullets
under
each.
That
represents
substantial
number
of
steps
that
we
need
to
comply
with.
I
guess
the
broad
brush
strokes
for
us
are
immediately.
B
Our
next
step
is
going
to
be
a
meeting
with
the
Neighborhood
Association
in
the
Back
Bay
before
their
licensing
committee,
we're
meeting
in
the
second
week
of
July
it's
possible.
We
might
do
another
meeting
with
them.
You
know
that
will
be
up
to
the
discretion
of
that
committee.
We've
already
done
some
initial
outreach
with
the
community,
but
the
next
I'd
say
good
month,
plus
a
couple
months
we're
doing
the
community
outreach
and
process
that
is
all
leading
up
to
what
is
essentially
a
zoning
case.
B
As
you,
as
you
likely
know,
medical
marijuana
is
a
conditional
use
in
this
location,
and
so
we
would
have
to
go
before
the
Zoning
Board
of
Appeal
for
a
conditional
use.
Permit
and
we've
made
no
such
application
at
this
time
for
an
appeal,
but
that's
sketched
out
sometime
in
between
September
November.
We
anticipate
that
we
will
be
before
them
then,
provided
that
everything
goes
well
once
we
get
if
we
are
approved
at
that
point,
we
then
have
to
go
back
to
the
Department
of
Public
Health,
to
submit
and
to
to
get
our
approval.
B
I
actually
skipped
a
step
upon
just
prior
to
the
zoning
process.
The
Department
of
Public
Health
would
provisionally
approve
us
for
this
site
and
its
provisional
on
our
ability
to
actually
go
forward
with
the
local
zoning
process.
So
if
we
are
successful
that
we
go
back
to
DPH
for
a
little
bit
more
process
through
that,
and
then
we
also
have
to
go
to
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission,
and
we
also
have
to
go
to
the
public
to
the
Back
Bay
architectural
Commission.
B
Any
changes
any
signage,
any
anything
on
the
outside
will
require
the
back
by
architectural
commission.
So
those
are
all
fairly
substantial
steps.
Once
all
of
those
things
have
happened,
we
can
then
begin
building
the
the
property
out
and
then
we
would
eventually
go
for
our
final
certificate
of
registration
from
the
depart,
a
public
health
and
we
and
we
we
believe
that
that
would
take
us
all
the
way
out
to
basically
a
year
from
today
and
then
we
don't
think
we'll
even
be
ready
to
sell
until
August
of
2018
while
that's
happening.
B
Jeff
and
his
colleagues
are
also
going
to
be
building
out
the
cultivation
site
in
Fitchburg
Massachusetts.
So
that's
where
they're
growing
the
marijuana
and
nowhere
else,
but
Fitchburg
will
they
be
doing
so
so
that
entire
site
has
to
get
up
and
running.
It
has
to
that
there's
a
substantial
timeline
for
that
as
well,
and
so,
if
everything
goes
perfect,
we'll
be
we'll
be
good
by
August
2018.
But
there's
a
lot
that
so.
J
There's
quite
a
few
regulatory
steps.
Us
are
beyond
this.
So
as
far
as
the
use
here,
I
guess,
there's
two
two
aspects
of
my
question.
My
next
question
is,
you
know
the
state
is
continuously
revising
I
believe
they're
in
session
today,
I
think
to
talk
about
their
changes
to
both
medical
and
recreational
marijuana.
Potentially,
do
you
anticipate
much
of
this
process
changing?
Have
you
been
monitoring
that,
with
the
understanding
that
maybe
no
one
knows
what
they're
actually
doing
right
now,
but
do
you
anticipate
any
significant
changes
in
this
approval
process,
not.
B
J
I
mean
is,
that
is
obviously
something
that's
I
think
important
for
people,
considering
whether
this
is
an
appropriate
location.
Obviously
I
think
the
impacts
and
the
siting
of
a
medical
dispensary
are
far
different
than
a
recreational
dispensary
or
store
some
know
what
your
intentions
are,
what
the
potential
would
be
I
know
when
we
were
talking
about
other
locations
that
have
been
approved
in
the
city.
There
have
been
commitments
from
the
proponent
that
it
was
a
medical
dispensary
location
only
regardless
of
changes
in
state
law.
B
B
C
That
councillor,
if
I,
could
in
response
to
the
question
one
of
the
things,
because
that
question
is
asked
a
lot
and,
as
you
said,
it's
evolving
continuously.
We
don't
know
where
this
is
going
and
that's
okay
for
a
new
program.
I
mean
it
should
be
evolving
as
we're
going
down
the
road,
but
one
of
the
things
that
I
say
to
people
is
I'm.
Doing
this
from
medical
I
will
forever
sell
medical
marijuana
at
3:31.
Newbury
Street
I
will
forever
be
bound
by
the
incredible
type
requirements
and
restrictions
of
medical
marijuana
at
3:31,
Newbury
Street.
C
Now,
as
Mike
said,
there
may
be
reasons
that
the
community
wants
me.
The
state
wants
me:
I
might
also
choose
to
do.
Recreational
possibly,
but
I
will
still
be
bound
by
those
parameters
and
usually
when
people
say
oh,
no,
recreational,
they
don't
want
lines
and
drum
circles
outside
I
can't
have
that
as
medical
I
can't
have
all
these
things
that
people
fear.
So
that's
one
of
things
that
we
can
absolutely
commit
to
right
now,
not
knowing
how
things
are
taking
shape
in
the
future,
so
that
should
hopefully
give
people
peace
of
mind.
C
J
Last
question
I
know
so
my
colleagues
also
have
questions.
As
far
as
you
know,
you
have
a
good
great
graphic
and
of
the
surrounding
area,
and
you
know
where
they
here.
It
is
the
where
youth
regularly
gather.
You
know
some
of
my
neighbors
have
asked
about
a
program
at
the
Boston
Architectural
College,
which
is
within
the
radius
of
your
location.
Have
you
examine
that?
Do
you
know
what
the
state's
feeling
is
on
whatever
type
of
I
think
the
summer
enrichment
program
that
they
run?
Does
that?
B
You
know
the
extent
of
the
program,
the
regular
leanness
of
the
program,
a
consistency
of
the
program,
the
advertising,
the
program,
all
those
things
contribute,
and
now
that
we've
this
has
been
out
for
a
few
years,
there's
a
little
bit
of
case
law
on
this
a
little
bit.
So
we
have
a
better
understanding
of
what
that
means.
It
was
relatively
vague
language.
We
made
the
decision
to
move
from
Mass
Ave
to
this
other
site.
Knowing
what's
around
us,
including
the
program
you
reference.
B
Both
the
state
and
the
city
through
the
Boston
Public
Health
Commission,
the
DPH,
determined
that
so
in
the
event
that
we
were
proved
wrong,
we
would
we
would
just
propose,
and
the
regulations
allow
for
amending
our
license
so
as
to
not
to
open
during
the
period
that
those
the
brief
period
that
that
particular
program
is
imply
right.
Thank
you.
K
D
B
B
B
That
is
correct
in
order
to
proceed
to
the
next
step.
We
need
to
have
both
or
cultivation
and
a
dispensary.
We
can
have
up
to
three
dispensaries,
but
you
need
at
least
one
dispensary
for
us
to
move
to
the
next
level
and
to
feel
like
we
can
actually
build
the
cultivation
Center
and
to
be
approved
by
DPH.
Do
so
and.
B
B
I
Hello,
thank
you.
Well,
first,
first
one
we
say
to
mr.
railing:
er
I,
really
appreciate
the
apology
and
accept
it.
We
had
a
rough
call
without
question.
We
did
but
we're
here
now
it's
in
my
my
colleagues,
district
and
I'm.
You
know
anxious
to
hear
from
some
of
your
residents
and
some
of
the
other
folks
that
are
here
today,
but
I
have
no
questions,
because
my
colleagues
asked
and
they
were
answered.
So
thank
you.
I
thank.
D
Mr.
chairman,
well
first
you
had
a
nice
group
worker
free,
so
it's
great
to
say:
Frank
there
is
so
we
just
approved
one
in
in
East
Boston
to
call
on
highway
something
that
and
he
spots
and
voted
to
support
it
overwhelming
he's
Boston,
Medical
Marijuana
and
something
we
learned.
We
went
to
Colorado
Dome.
Sometimes
when
you
go
to
neighborhood
groups,
I'm
sorry,
but
sometimes
you
go
neighborhood
groups.
L
D
Neighborhood
groups
oppose
it
and
that's
what
happened
in
East
Boston
and
they
opposed
the
one
and
a
gallon
highway
and
pass
a
mas
arm.
I
hope
that
the
state
does
the
right
thing
in
regards
to,
and
they
told
us
this
we
went
to
Colorado
is
the
medical
and
recreational
at
the
same
site.
So
you
don't
have
all
these
different
types
in
one
day
it
was
so
that
disabled
will
do
that,
but
I
also
saw
that
I'm
concerned
about
your
one
day
supply.
D
D
H
B
B
This
is
a
very
small
light
impact
in
terms
of
automobile
and
access,
so
the
impact
is
very
small
number
one
number
two:
we
have
an
existing
parking
space
in
the
back
of
our
building
and
we
don't
want
to
get
too
far
into
the
details
of
how
we're
going
to
bring
that
in,
but
we're
happy
to
do
so
in
executive
session.
If
you'd
like
us
to
we
just
you
know
we're
on
television
here,
our
plan
would
be
to
do
once
per
day,
just
so
that
we
don't
have
an
attractive
nuisance
in
our
in
our
location.
B
D
D
We
did
tool
the
milk
Street
one
recently
Patriots
in
Mill
Street
I
had
no
idea.
That
was
a
location,
and
so
hopefully
the
same
thing
will
happen
over
here,
but
to
me
looks
like
they
have
a
good
proposal,
but
again
I
will
wait
to
hear
for
my
district
City
Council
hypothesis,
like
that.
This
way,
Thank
You
Megan
else,
Thank.
L
F
L
F
G
G
F
G
F
C
C
Our
controlled
environment,
agriculture
so
we'll
be
going
and
you
actually
have
a
floor
plan
in
your
packets
at
the
end
behind
the
site
plan,
and
so
each
room
will
be
growing
a
particular
amount
in
the
vegetative
rooms
down
the
center
will
kind
of
stock
those
rooms
and
they'll
go
out
to
the
flower
and
that
way,
if
we
have
an
infestation
problem
which
is
much
much
lower,
controlled
environment
means
I'm,
not
taking
an
outside
air
I'm
keeping
everything's
inside.
So
there's
no
contaminant,
but
if
I
have
a
problem,
it's
only
one
of
15
or
17
rooms.
C
C
F
C
F
C
C
F
C
Started
talking
my
doctor
district,
oh
my
god,
and
again,
as
my
quoted,
you
know
the
MS
foundation
again,
this
started
quite
a
while
back.
Okay
mess
aside
you're
a
foundation
is
all
on
board
with
this
and
what
seems
to
really
help
are
those
elements
which
are
conflicts
within
the
body:
a
little
girl
with
epilepsy,
the
body's
attack,
yeah
PTSD
your
mind
attacking
itself
and
that's
my
body's
attack
itself.
That's
where
marijuana
really
seems
to
do
something.
We
don't
understand.
Yeah.
C
It's
it's
just
a
blend.
It's
again,
we
don't
know,
and
it's
funny
I
always
talk
about
the
red
wine
and
they
tried
to
identify
it.
You
know
pill,
that's
a
thousand.
Has
a
red
wine,
it
didn't
do
anything
for
help
the
transgression
red
wine
every
day
and
you
do
great
things
your
help.
So
it's
hard
when
we
try
to
Western
I
or
Western
eyes
non
Western
medicine.
So,
okay,.
N
You
very
much
mr.
chair,
I'm,
sorry,
I
I
had
South
ringtone
and
I
just
wanted
to
see
how
it
sounded
Jeff
good,
to
see
you
again
I
you
surround
yourself
by
really
wonderful
people.
I
did
here
Mike's
golden
voice
coming
over
the
speaker
in
my
office.
I
had
to
race
over
I,
really
have
no
fight
in
the
game.
Obviously,
I'm
District,
five
City
Council,
but
I,
know
that
District
five
is
a
is
a
prime
target
for
one
of
these
facility,
so
I'm
really
just
trying
to
learn
as
much
as
I
can
about
it.
N
We've
had
a
candid
conversation:
I'm,
not
a
big
fan,
but
sometimes
you
win
some
and
you
lose
some
so
I
want
to
make
sure
whatever
happens
is
what's
best
for
everybody,
including
the
industry.
We
did
spend
a
couple
days
in
Denver
and
I
learned.
A
awful
lot
about
about
medical
marijuana,
certainly
learned
a
lot
about
the
industry
itself,
the
goods
and
the
bads
than
the
indifference
and
I
think
we're
doing
a
decent
job
here
in
Boston.
N
So
I
know
that
I
know
that
I've
had
a
couple
meetings
with
people
who
are
looking
at
district
5,
so
I'm
really
just
here
to
listen
and
learn
and
I
appreciate
you
being
here
and
again
with
Frank
and
Donna
and
Mike.
You
surround
yourself
by
really
good
people
who
I
trust.
So
that's
a
that's
a
bonus
today.
B
I
think
just
one
at
this
point,
mr.
chair,
one
in
your
district
and
21
milk,
Street
and
I
believe
there's
about
three
cueing
up,
there's
some
very
close
to
us
in
Newton
and
Brookline.
That
Joyce
has
some
experience
with
having
permitted
some
of
that
and
I
have
in
other
parts.
Watertown
is
just
some
pending
at
this
point.
I
think
only
one
is
open.
Okay,.
D
A
B
Sherman
I
was
directly
involved
in
the
permitting
of
the
21
milk
Street
dispensary
I
honestly
have
not
been
there
since
myself
personally,
since
since
it
opened
not
for
any
particular
reason,
I
just
haven't
been
there,
but
I'm
somewhat
in
touch
with
the
principles
of
the
company
and
it
seems
to
be
working.
But
the
thing
that
I
hear
over
and
over
and
over
is
that
everyone
walks
by
it
yeah.
A
B
The
police
report
was
very
positive
and
they
actually
singled
out
the
dispensary
saying
that
they've
had
absolutely
no
issues
whatsoever
at
that
location
and
I
was
very
pleased
that
he
someone
who
would
oppose
this
proposal
and
went
out
of
his
way
to
walk
across
the
room
and
tell
me
that
I
also
know
I
was
during
the
last
few
weeks
months,
I
received
a
phone
call
from
one
of
your
colleagues.
I
honestly
could
not
remember,
which
colleague
asking
to
they
happen
to
be
there
with
one
or
two
of
their
colleagues.
B
Is
it
possible
to
get
in-
and
this
is
one
of
the
benefits
of
having
a
local
applicant
Bob
Harrison
who's
from
here
was
obviously
at
his
cellphone
answered
immediately-
was
able
to
open
the
door
immediately
because
you
cannot
go
in
there
unless
you
have
you
make
no
non
patient
and
go
in
there.
A
site
visit
is
allowable,
but
it
has
to
be.
Sanction
has
to
be
handled
correctly,
and
so
we
were
able
to
facilitate
that
relatively
quickly,
and
so
they
were
able
to
walk
in.
B
You
know
that's
what
I've
been
finding
in
this
industry
is
that
this
is
a
very
serious
exercise.
It
requires
very
serious
people
who
not
only
have
the
funds
but
the
long
game,
the
patience
and
the
ability
to
do
this
and
to
do
it
responsibly
and
to
engender
the
credibility
of
the
community
in
which
they're
seeking
to
open.
And
it
was
one
of
the
reasons
why
I
think
we
spent
a
good
long
time
working
on
this
particular
team
with
Jeff
and
making
sure
that
we
hired
the
best
people
for
it.
H
If
I
may
Billy-
yes,
he's
chairman
I
happen
to
visit
one
of
the
facilities
and
spoke
with
staff
as
well
as
the
Brookline
police,
and
they
were
all
pleased
at
matter
of
fact,
I
tried
using
one
of
my
badge
that
I
had
trying
to
get
into
the
facility,
but,
like
Mike
said,
then
they
weren't,
allowing
anybody
in
unless
you
had
your
ID
and
the
procedures
that
were
followed
were
very
secure.
I
put
the
police
department
more
than
happy
as
a
matter
of
fact.
H
A
A
O
Wolfe
good
afternoon,
thank
you
all
I'd
like
to
preface
my
remarks
by
saying
that
my
comments
obviously
were
written
before
any
of
the
information
that
you
all
discussed
today
was
talked
about,
and,
of
course,
we
have
not
yet
seen
the
presentation
that
you
brought.
So
it's
what
we
looked
at
it
in
that
light,
my
name
is
Marvin
wool
I'm
a
17-year
resident
of
the
Back
Bay
I'm,
also
a
physician
and
I
practiced
internal
medicine
for
25
years.
Also
for
14
years,
I
was
a
medical
director
for
two
different,
not-for-profit
HMOs
in
Massachusetts.
O
My
responsibilities
included
management
of
not
only
outpatient
and
inpatient
services,
but
also
prescription
drugs.
Now,
regrettably,
I
come
at
this
moment
to
oppose
this
application,
because
the
evidence
available
to
me
today,
prior
to
any
new
information
and
I
suspect
to
many
others
who
haven't
heard
this
before,
is
simply
not
sufficient
at
this
point
support
your
application.
In
fact,
it's
quite
the
opposite.
Now,
first
I'd
like
to
make
a
couple
of
disclosures,
I
have
lived
in
one
of
the
four
Prudential
Center
apartment
buildings,
where
both
applicant
principals
also
live,
but
I
do
not
know
them.
O
Secondly,
I
have
no
affiliation
with
any
other
registered
marijuana
dispensary.
Meanwhile
counselors,
you
are
very
well
acquainted
with
compasseth
compassion,
the
organics.
Just
ten
months
ago,
you
unanimously
rejected
its
application
for
an
RM
d
in
Allston.
At
that
time
you
had
ample
evidence
to
do
so.
Neither
of
the
principles
had
any
experience
in
the
MRD
industry.
O
O
O
You
Hey
during
the
Austin
application
process.
Nearly
two
dozen
documents
were
posted
on
the
DPH
website,
ranging
from
the
original
application
of
in
ten
in
June
2015
to
the
last
one
in
June
of
last
year.
Since
then,
only
a
single
additional
document
dated
June
1st
this
year
was
posted.
It
was
a
third
application
of
intent
and
the
only
2017
changes
were
an
increase
in
the
capital
and
a
change
of
Bank.
Now
you
all
know
that
there
are
three
critical
elements
for
licensing
a
specific
RMD
at
a
specific
site.
O
O
Last
but
hardly
least,
is
the
experience
and
qualifications
of
the
operator
last
August.
You,
the
council,
consider
this
very
carefully
and
by
unanimous
vote,
found
compassionate
organics
wanting
since
then.
Not
a
publicly
single
publicly
available
document
up
until
this
morning
or
press
account
to
signal,
then
anything
is
different
now
than
it
was
now
I'm
sure
that
the
applicants
have
been
at
work
at
this
time.
You
know
you
all
on
the
council
know
how
important
it
is
to
get
this
right.
Rmd
serve
some
of
our
most
vulnerable
neighbor,
maybe
now
what
I
would
like
to
suggest?
P
Hello
good
afternoon
my
name
is
Nicole.
Snow
I
reside
at
190,
Bridge
Street
in
Salem
Massachusetts
I
am
the
executive
director
of
the
Massachusetts
patient
advocacy
alliance.
That
organization
stands
for
patients
that
stand
to
serve
from
the
Medical
Marijuana
Program
Massachusetts.
Thank
you
all
for
having
me
and
it's
good
to
see
you
all
again.
I
am
happy
to
see
the
compassionate
organics
team,
refreshed,
renewed
and
ready
to
achieve
standards.
P
So,
while
I
might
not
have
a
terminal
condition,
I
do
suffer
from
daily
debilitating
to
make
pain
and
I'm
a
professional
woman
and
I
frequent
Boston
a
lot
and
while
I'm
helping
the
City
Council
build
this
medical
marijuana
program
within
the
boundaries
of
Boston
I
realized
that
I
was
able
to
conduct
business
and
pop
into
21
milk
Street
and
pick
up
some
medicines
for
the
week,
which
was
under
$25
and
at
that
moment
I
realized.
Wow
I
can
do
all
these
things.
P
My
work
visit
somebody's
office
and
then
not
spend
a
lot
of
my
time
going
out
to
look
for
medical
marijuana
and
all
the
city's
neighborhoods
are
very
different
and
wonderful
and
they
all
bring
different
visitors
and
different
workers
to
their
locality
and
Newbury
Street
in
Back.
Bay
is
no
different
and
I
love.
Newbury,
Street
and
I
know
a
lot
of
people
that
love
to
go
visit
and
shop
and
work
and
go
to
school,
and
this
is
just
going
to
be
one
of
those
boutique
facilities
that
you're
able
to
pop
in
to
provide
that
is.
P
This
organization
continues
to
live
up
to
those
standards
that
we
expect
and
the
Massachusetts
patient
advocacy
alliance
is
no
different.
We
want
to
see
high
standards
of
security,
clinical
environment,
customer
service
and
dignity
and
respect
when
dealing
with
these
conditions,
because
you
know
when
we're
talking
about
adult
use,
we're
not
talking
about
the
same
kind
of
consumer,
we're
talking
about
someone
who
is
exasperated
exhausted,
they
need
attention
and
they
want
a
little
bit
more
guidance
than
someone
who
is
using
it
for
to
get
high
on
a
Friday
night.
So.
P
Was
great,
this
is
my
first
time
visiting
they,
you
walk
in
with
your
card
in
your
ID,
and
everyone
is
very
cordially
inviting
and
the
serve
pcs
I
think
the
PSA
person.
It
was
a
closed
area
care,
patient
care
attendant,
PCI
SSI
and
everyone
is
knowledgeable
about
what
they
they
have
available
that
day.
What
discounts
might
be
happening
that
day
and
what
might
be
able
to
help.
My
condition
forget
is
available
that
day
and
I
was
actually
really
kind
of
surprised,
because
I
didn't
know
what
to
expect
so
I
brought.
Q
Yes,
mr.
chairman
members
of
the
City
Council
I,
think
most
of
you
know
me,
but
my
name
is
Gary
Walker
and
represent
the
men
and
women
at
the
Electrical
Workers
Local
103
I'm,
probably
asking
why?
What?
Why
is
someone
from
local
103
so
interested
in
medical
marijuana
facilities?
Well,
one
thing
about
local
103,
always
prior
to
that
pride
ourselves
on
whenever
a
new
industry
comes
to
the
city,
whether
it's
solar
energy,
whether
it's
the
pharmaceutical
company
casino
gambling,
whatever
it
happens
to
be
it
comes
to
our
area.
Q
We
get
out
ahead
of
it
and
we
try
to
make
sure
that
we
can
secure
those
jobs
for
our
membership,
whether
the
building
you
know
a
store,
whether
it
whatever
they
happen
to
be
building.
So
we
did
we
reached
out
to
a
variety
of
these
different
energies
coming
into
the
city
in
other
parts
of
the
area
in
they
were
very,
very
receptive
to
us.
They
committed
right
off
the
bat
to
building
these
facilities
with
the
men
and
women
from
the
city
of
Boston
Network
under
the
but
the
vitamin
giving
for
the
building
Fred's.
Q
So
you
all
know
what
that
means.
Obviously
they
can
have
good
pensions
are
going
to
have
good
wages,
good
health
benefits
the
whole
nine
yards.
So
I'll
be
very
brief,
but
that's
really
in
a
nutshell,
why
we
here
to
support
this
this
facility,
and
maybe
others
in
the
in
the
community
and
I,
appreciate
your
support.
Also
thank
you.
Gary.
Q
Not
yet
we
have
been
talking
about
the
Pittsburgh
facility,
not
this,
but
Pittsburgh
isn't
in
our
area.
It
would
be
in
the
Whiskey
jurisdiction
of
the
IBEW,
but
we
have
been
talking
about
it
and
that's
obviously
something
that
we're
very
interested.
In
obviously,
a
store
has
you
know,
lighting
the
random.
Q
E
E
But
he's
elected
and
I
just
wanted
to
explain
to
you
where
the
Neighborhood
Association
is
in
the
process,
because
councillors
Egham
had
said
well
they're
here,
they'll
probably
tell
us
something
and
really
all
that
we're
going
to
tell
you
is
that
the
purpose
of
our
of
our
meeting
next
week
after
next
is
to
really
evaluate
the
proposal
which
we
haven't
studied
in
detail
and
the
people
and
our
committee
will
then
make
a
recommendation
to
our
Executive
Committee.
What
we
under
was
the
way
we
understand
the
process.
A
E
J
A
question,
but
just
to
follow
up
on
Elliot's
comments
as
similar
to
my
understanding,
is
that
if
the
council
were
to
act
favorably
on
this,
it
is
merely
non
opposition
as
opposed
to
an
endorsement
or
support
and
I.
Personally,
as
I
expect.
My
colleagues
would
would
feel
that
certainly
reserved
final
judgment
on
whether
this
is
an
appropriate
location
and
operator.
J
Although
I
think
we've
heard
a
lot
of
positive
information
today
and
see
that
plan
as
the
process
continues,
ending
relying
on
a
Department
of
Public
Health
and
the
community
process
through
the
Zoning
Board
of
Appeal
and
others
to
to
continue
this,
but
I
think
it
is
important,
and
you
know,
as
a
neighbor
I
live
probably
looking
at
the
map.
Seven
eight
blocks
away.
You
know
making
sure
that
this
you
know
at
first
blush.
This
is
not.
J
Obviously,
given
the
time
constraints,
this
had
to
move
a
little
faster
I
think
than
we
normally
would
have
before
the
neighborhood
associations
are
able
to
officially
act
on
it,
but
I
think
we
are
to
act
favorably
on
this
at
our
at
our
upcoming
meeting.
It
certainly
would
be
with
the
understand
this
is
merely
a
non
opposition
and
we're
certainly
reserving
judgment
and
looking
forward
to
a
continued
community
process.
J
A
M
Problem,
thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you
chairman
and
the
rest
of
the
council.
Here.
My
name
is
Jeremiah.
Mckinnon
I
am
an
advisory
board.
Member
of
the
Massachusetts,
a
shanavas
alliance
I
reside
at
39
north-central
Street
in
TVD
Massachusetts
I
briefly
just
wanted
to
say:
I
am
a
patient
myself
that
actually
works
and
helps
a
lot
of
other
patients
getting
through
the
system.
Finding
appropriate
dispensary
and
a
lot
of
people
are
looking
for
safe
access
in
their
neighborhoods.
M
So
I
do
ask
you
to
support
the
non
granting
an
opposition
letter
to
compassionate
organics
I
do
find
that
most
patients
are
easier
to
be
able
to
find
dispensaries
that
are
closer
to
public
transportation
and
I
wanted.
To
just
add
a
couple
of
things
that
I
wanted
to
add
is
that
it's
actually
11
dispensaries
open.
At
the
current
moment,
the
11
that
opened
was
in
Georgetown
in
May
and
about
the
price
of
marijuana
going
down
in
around
2014
when
the
first
dispensaries
opened.
M
The
average
price
was
about
three
hundred
eighty-five
dollars
to
$350
an
ounce,
and
now,
in
this
year
multiple
dispensaries
have
brought
their
prices
down.
It
could
be
brought
down
to
325
300
292
to
70
250,
all
sorts
of
different
things
that
are
going
on
nowadays.
Bringing
the
prices
down,
as
the
young
lady
here
mentioned,
that
we
as
more
dispensaries
come
open.
There
would
be
more,
you
know,
competition
in
the
price
continues
to
go
down,
so
I
asked
us
guys
to
support
the
non
opposition
letter,
and
thank
you
very
much.
Let
me
speak
today,
which.
M
M
A
Having
a
hearing
for
the
seven
reappointments
and
new
appointment
of
the
CBA
so
they'll
be
here
in
front
of
us
and
that
the
City
Council
plays
a
significant
role,
even
after
the
fact
that
we
that
we
may
vote
on
non
opposition
and
I
thought
that
was
kind
of
relevant
all
right.
So
with
all
that
good
news,
good
luck
and
this
hearing
is
ended.
Thank
you.
Thank.