Thursday, February 7, 2013
Several agenda items were continued to later dates.
The Wayland Planning Board had the Finnerty's project, medical marijuana and the proposed River Road Department of Public Works facility on its Feb. 5 agenda. All but one of those hearings was continued to a later date. Here are three things you missed at Tuesday's meeting. 1. Finnerty's Special Permit Hearing. Developers for the 150 Main St. (Finnerty's) project were scheduled to meet with the board for a public hearing regarding special permits for signage, parking on residentially zoned land and fewer parking spaces than required by Wayland's bylaw. That hearing was continued, without discussion, to March 5 at 7:35 p.m. 2. Medical Marijuana Zoning. The board was also scheduled to discuss a zoning bylaw change designed to make opening a …
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
The School Committee policy subcommittee is talking about how best to address the legality of medical marijuana in the state even as it remains illegal federally.
Medical marijuana became a legal reality in Massachusetts on Jan. 1, 2013, but what that means for the state’s school districts remains a murky question. The Wayland School Committee’s policy subcommittee, comprised of Barb Fletcher and Beth Butler, is beginning to consider the issue with an eye toward constructing new policy or modifying existing policy to address use of medical marijuana at Wayland’s schools. “The question is whether or not this medical marijuana falls under the category of medicine rather than illegal drugs,” said Butler, a former judge, as she examined Wayland’s existing policies about drugs, alcohol and tobacco use on campus. “Just because [the state] allowed it, it’s still a federal law.” That’s the question that …
Friday, January 11, 2013
Discussions continue regarding where and whether to allow medical marijuana treatment centers in Wayland.
The Wayland Planning Board deferred taking a vote on recommending a proposed amendment to Wayland's zoning bylaw that would address medical marijuana treatment centers in town. Instead of making a decision Tuesday, the board decided to leave the conversation open, with a placeholder article in the Annual Town Meeting Warrant, pending some additional guidance on the issue from the attorney general's office. The bylaw change that the Planning Board is considering would both define "medical marijuana treatment center" and restrict those centers to either the municipal services overlay district, the 7.5 to 8 acres on Route 20 at the site of the old septage facility, or the town's only parcel of land zoned light manufacturing, which is a strip …
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
The Wayland Planning Board is taking steps toward submitting a zoning bylaw related to marijuana dispensaries for the 2013 Annual Town Meeting Warrant.
Wayland Planning Board members Tuesday night agreed to hold a public hearing in early January in order to set the wheels in motion on potentially amending the town's zoning bylaw to address marijuana treatment centers. Town Planner Sarkis Sarkisian told the board that several towns in the Commonwealth have already taken steps to regulate where and whether medical marijuana dispensaries can operate in their towns once Ballot Question 3 goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2013. It's a question of "whether the town of Wayland should be proactive and submit a proposal for Town Meeting regarding marijuana zoning," Sarkisian told the board. The planner has already had conversations with Wayland town counsel Mark Lanza, who advised that Wayland wait to …
Friday, November 9, 2012
The medical marijuana ballot initiative passed on Tuesday, which means up to 35 medical marijuana dispensaries can open in 2013. Would you be OK with having one in town?
Medical marijuana is coming to Massachusetts. The question is: where? The medical marijana ballot initiative that passed in Tuesdays election with 63 percent voter approval means that up to 35 medical marijuana dispensaries can open up in the state in 2013. The new law goes into effect January 1, but requires rules and regulations be set up by the Department of Public Health. Some towns and cities, such as Quincy, reportedly are already trying to line up regulations that would keep dispensaries out of their municipalities, which have proved troublesome in some of the nine states where medical marijuana dispensaries have been legal. What do you think? Is this a classic case of NIMBY (fine, but Not In My Back Yard)? Or do medical marijuana …
Monday, November 5, 2012
Find out what a yes or no vote on Question 3 will mean.
On Nov. 6, Wayland voters will join Massachusetts voters in being asked to vote on three questions along with the state and federal political races. Question 3 is regarding the legalization of medical marijuana. "This proposed law would eliminate state criminal and civil penalties for the medical use of marijuana by qualifying patients. To qualify, a patient must have been diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition," the Massachusetts Secretary of State's website says. According to the website a "yes" vote would allow for patients to smoke marijuana if it is recommended by a doctor. A "no" vote would make no change to the current law and keep the practice illegal. This Patch article offers a brief synopsis of Ballot Question 3. All …
Saturday, November 3, 2012
From medical marijuana, to an interim finance director, to Annual Town Meeting dates and more, Wayland selectmen handled a number of key topics at their Thursday night meeting.
Selectmen Doug Leard was not present for the Nov. 1 meeting. Moderator Dennis Berry urged selectmen to set the dates for the 2013 Annual Town Meeting sooner than the Dec. 13 legal deadline. He also pointed out that Wayland historically takes four days to complete its Annual Town Meeting, but four days in a row is too much for many people. "Four nights in a row is unacceptable – it’s just too much," Berry said, and selectmen agreed. "What [the Town Meeting Procedures Subcommittee] had suggested was a schedule something like Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday. It’s about the best we thought we could do." Selectmen are considering a number of options for when to hold the meeting and plan to make a decision at their Nov. 19 meeting. That will…
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Sunday, October 28, 2012
Here's a look back at some of the top stories in Wayland this week.
Local Family Excited to Bring Dessert to Wayland Town Center A Sudbury family has dreamed of frozen treats in the area for some time. Now they're bringing Orange Leaf to Wayland Town Center. Wayland Officials Speak Out Against Medical Marijuana Question The Wayland Board of Health and police chief are speaking out against Ballot Question 3. WaylandCares has developed its own position statement in opposition. Police Identify One Suspect in Attempted Carjacking, No One in Custody A Framingham man was unharmed when two suspects attempted to carjack him on a quiet street in a Cochituate neighborhood. The Wayland Police Department have released a Wanted poster for the suspect they have identified. Community Discusses Options, Plans for Wayland …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
With under two weeks until the election and ballot questions vote, it's time to be thinking about these decisions.
In just under two weeks, Waylanders will join voters across the state and country in heading to the polls to select the next class of government leaders. In Massachusetts, voters will also be deciding on some ballot questions, perhaps the most talked about of which is a medical marijuana initiative. Earlier this week, the Wayland Board of Health took a position against the initiative, a decision with which WaylandCares and Wayland Police Chief Bob Irving concurred. If the initiative passes, it's possible that a medical marijuana dispensary could open in Wayland or any surrounding town. So we want to know a couple of things related to this ballot question: 1. Have you decided how you will vote on Ballot Question 3? 2. If Ballot Question 3 …
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
On Monday, the Board of Health joined WaylandCares in taking an official position against the medical marijuana initiative.
As the Nov. 6 election looms, voters are considering not only who they want to lead the government, but also how they will vote on several ballot questions. In particular, Ballot Question 3, "Medical Use of Marijuana," has created plenty of discussion and, in Wayland, that discussion has reached into some of the town's departments and organizations. The Committee for Compassionate Medicine argues in favor of the question, saying it will ease suffering for patients with a variety of diseases, while the group Vote No on Question 3 argues the loopholes in the law are too big too ignore. In Wayland, several groups have placed their support behind the opposition. On Monday, WaylandCares director Heidi Heilman spoke at the Board of Health's …
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3:23 pm on Tuesday, January 22, 2013
I am skeptical of the "New Zealand Study" that showed an 'IQ drop' in kids that were using marijuana socially (i.e. not under a doctor's care). Here's a quote from Richard Poulton, the lead researcher in the U. Of Otago, New Zealand study that shows the alleged big IQ drop and decrease in cognitive functioning that all the anti MMJ forces refer to as evidence for their case: "Only approx. 5% (52… more ›