There is no methadone clinic in Malden. You have been misinformed.

Oh Bonnie, let's not let facts get in the way of a little outrage....

There was one above the CVS, in that building, if its gone then good, but there certainly was one.

But Methadone is a "medicine"!!! The drug companies make it so that's OK!

As long as big pharm can make money on it it's good, like cigarettes and booze,,, as long as major corporations can make money on it.

My wife doctor authorized it for pain management for her hip replacement, but she has to take a urine test to make sure she is not smoking cannabis,,, Funny huh?

My wife doctor authorized it (methadone) for pain management

Upstairs from CVS is the Department of Children and Families (no methadone there!) and a Muslim house of worship.

There are no methadone clinics in Malden. Some use suboxone.

Correct, and suboxone is dispensed from any pharmacy.

According to "Intervention America" there are two methadone clinics in Malden not including the unlicensed one that opened on pearl street. Maybe the information is outdated and they are closed, but I remember talking to a business tenant on pleasant street near main street who had to deal with the methadone clinic above the business, and didn't find out about it until after opening. Again, maybe they are closed, but it couldn't have been that long ago, so don't act like they've never been here.

I believe the unlicensed one on Pearl St. was raided and closed over a year ago when the Mayor entered office.

Geesh Mike we could give em a Twinkie while they light up a fatty.

There is no methadone clinic in Malden Square. I have heard this rumor before, but it is not true.

There are no methadone clinics in Malden actually.

Arbour Couseling in Malden Sqaure has Dr.'s that prescribe suboxone. I do not know of a methadone clinic in Malden.

Make what "THINGS"???

From Pat Robertson's LIPS!!!

http://marijuanamajority.com/?id=47

The time has come to put people before bullet's,, For the cost of 1 jet fighter you could PRBhttp://marijuanamajority.com/?id=47ABLY train a lot of NATIONAL GUARDSMEN how to build roads INSTEAD of blowing them up!

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I think its on the 6th floor of the Dowling Building.

The 6th floor of the Dowling Building is NOT a methadone clinic! It offers counseling services to adults and children.

I believe this means a business operating as another category would not be able to start offering medical marijuana dispensary services. Any business that does must dispense and dispense only.

Because Meth and crack weren't legalized for medical use.

Marijuana is less harmful and less addictive than alcohol and cigarettes, which are sold all over the city. I'd rather have pot dispensaries than packies.

Meth is legal,,, it's called Ritalin!

Again, Mr. Mokal....medical marajuana has a purpose. Maybe someday, and I hope you won't need it, but you may develop a medical condition that canibus could help with pain. It is just a ridiculous notion that a lot of thread contributors to this site still think people walk around after smoking marijuana and commit violence crimes, let alone any. If any of you actually smoked the stuff, then you would know that all you want to do is chill out! My mother died from lung cancer. For the short time she was sick, she was in a great deal of pain. Until you walk in somebody's shoes, don't judge!

David, the proposal is based on pre-existing zoning in the city. It just so happens that the industrial corridor extends from Route 60 and down the Malden River area (toward Everett). They felt this would minimize impact to residential areas and other sensitive uses.

Ritalin is not meth.

Good point! @Meggie

Don't let scientific fact get in the way of good old fashioned outrage and irrational moral panic. Next thing you know we will all be playing jazz piano and committing murder ala Reefer Madness.

"She was living in a single room with three other individuals.
One of them was male and the other two,
Well hell the other two were females.
And furthermore, Susan,
I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to learn that all four of them habitually smoke marijuana cigarettes. REEFER"

-Reefer Madness

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Correction:

The quote is from the movie, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, not Reefer Madness as originally stated below. My bad.

Heck,, you could put it in my house that's how safe it is.

Put it next to my place, seems to have worked out pretty well in places like Washington. You'd have to worry about the federal government more than someone who smokes pot.

Does this LOOK like a "SHADY OPERATION"??

http://todayshealthcaremeds.com/

Don't forget Ritalin and Zoloft,,, yeah, let's keep kid's off drugs!!!

Awesome Nick I could grow lots of it and supplement my Social Security. Great Idea!

Lol, right on point, Mike, as usual! :>) Some people have to Google the word 'perspective'. "Hey, isn't perspective what my portfolio is with Fidelity?"

Well slap me silly, I must be high.

Which do you think a police officer would rather respond to,, A violent domestic argument where alcohol is involved or where pot is involved??

Oh wait, I don't think I have ever heard of a domestic A violent domestic argument where pot is involved,,, RIGHT???

So what is everyone so against again???

Mr. Mokal, to answer your question, working in a medical diagnostic lab, you would have to be forced to submit a urine specimen to check for it. There is no instantaneous testing that could be performed roadside by law enforcement. Blood testing is not considered reliable, as THC will only remain in the bloodstream for a few hours at best. Urine testing is far more accurate and reliable. We test, on average, over 700 urines specimens a day for drug testing. In order to be forced to submit to urine screen, you would have to be an 'active participant' in the court system. So, NO, there is no roadside screening that could be performed.

Sure they do,,, just like when Ms. Kennedy got pulled over for oui,, but she wasn't drunk,, she was on her pain meds,,, which made it OK,, right??

Sorry, Nick, but you are 100% wrong about 'tests that tests drivers for marijuana'. You really think an arresting police precinct is legally going to get away with telling you to drop your laundry and pee in a cup? One could only hope that you were an officer attempting to get away with that tactic. If I was a lawyer, then you, sir, would be a litigant's dream!

There are tests, and officers trained to identify those under the influence of drugs. Sobriety tests that are physical its one test. Walk the straight line, follow my finger, count backwards, etc. and saliva tests exist that Will show marijuana use as recent as 2 hours ago.. Plenty of people her pulled over drunk and charged without taking a breathalyzer.

"there are plenty of pharmaceutical pain reduction options that are better and safer"

Name one!

The decision was close, in what sate do you live in?? NOWHERE NEAR CLOSE!!

At least one city per country will have a dispensary. Glaucoma to cancer it's a wide spectrum...especially when it is clinically proven to lower eye pressure and help cancer patients. As far as smoking it, you can vaporize it, eat it, take a pill or have an oil tincture...

Hey CALB....you claim to work in healthcare, huh? Do you know the difference between marijuana and cigarettes? You know how big tobacco gets cigarette papers to burn slower? They add formaldehyde....you know....embalming fluid? Formaldehyde, is very alkaline, which also contributes to the slow burning of the cigarrette. Acetone is used for the aroma portion, as when the cigarette burns, the acetone contributes to the aroma. Want me to go on? Marijuana, in it's original, cultivated form, has NONE of these ingredients! Congrats to you for being another 'informed' thread contributor....please!

The vote was not close at all, nearly 2-to-1 in favor - 63 to 37%.

Why?

Tracy, the moment when a dispensary in Needham applies for a permit ,and is denied, is when the City of Needham had better start saving up for a good legal team, because they will need it!

He is looking for donations. He looks like a full blown jerk

David, you say this every time, but it's only your feathers getting ruffled.

Yeah,, At least the alcohol abusers aren't walking around with Meth Mouth,, they have so much more class

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Drunk people are irresponsible and often violent. Alcohol is found in the system of 40% of violent criminals. About 25,692 die each year directly from alcohol, and another 15,990 from liver disease induced by alcohol.

I assume you drink alcohol which is why your feathers are ruffled by my preference for a dispensary over a liquor store. You are free to enjoy your drug of choice, but know that it is an incredibly harmful one. :)

Mr. Mokal, just because some of us endorsed the approval of medical marijuana, doesn't mean we smoke the stuff, nor are we stoners! That would be like saying since I didn't vote for Obama, then I must be a racist. How ridiculous!

Erm... they call it "meth mouth" because you get it from meth. Meth is different than weed. Honest.

When life gets you down Bunkie just light up a fatty and yer good to go. :>)
EXACTLY!!

Nick, Mr. Mogal, is entrenched in his ideas of marijuana. It's a generational thing with the older contingent like him. The older folks get, the more 'right' they think they are, when clearly, they are NOT! Trying to persuade him to change his mentality towards marijuana is a fruitless effort! Why spend the energy?

well Nick you give me a list. You tell me seeing that Im so misinformed. Ive seen many dieing from cancer and Mariuana is the last thing on their minds. Shot of Morfine is the way to kill the pain. you are looking for an excuse to bash cause you need your weed. You tell me what it cures.Nick grow up there are better things to debate than this foolishness.

Dave, why do you think my advocacy of medically marijuana for ill patients suggests i I need my weed? Why are you advocating morphine over marijuana for pain management? And your wrong on the account of starting I suggested medical marijuana cured anything. AND what list are you referring to? I could give you lists published by accredited sources proving there's legitimate medical use for marijuana...after all, if such documentation did not exist, do you really think the state of ma would allow it?...I hope not because I don't want to go off into conspiracy land with you.

Mike it has no influence on curing anything. There are meds out there today that are much better and will make Mary Jane look like a relic. This is not misinformed this is how I feel about it. My Right to express what I post. I do not like any of these powerful addictive drugs that are distributed. Pain Management works. Viamin Supplements work. My feelings which I stated is I dont want them to hide the distibutors. I want people to see what they wished for. Lets put it in Forestdale,how about ward eight or Maplewood. NoT ! Right on Pleasant Street.

Mokal stated: "There are meds out there today that are much better and will make Mary Jane look like a relic"

Name one!

The pain meds out there are exponentially more addictive than marijuana. How do you think pain management works?

David, nobody here ever tells you to stop posting, but you insist on repeating about your right to express yourself. Go ahead, express yourself, nobody is stopping you. We may not agree with you, but we don't have to agree.

Amen, full metal, amen!

Well thank you for the compliment. Now you say you go out for social drinks. Thats great and drug free. If you had read what i said I stated I didnt like where they wanted to put the dam thing. You look through a toilet paper roll and do not see what will come down the road. Medicinal is only an excuse more to follow youll see.Thank you for thye names very nice,shows your mentality. The Patch is nothing but a witch hunt. Say something you feel strongly about and discusions are out the window and the name calling comes in. A year or two from now you'll all be piss'n moanin and grownin about the facilities.

Clearly, Mr. Mokal, you must think psychiatrists and oncologists are one in the same. This broad-stroke is brought to you by Mr. Dave Mokal!

How long have you been sober, David? That's a serious question.

David, all of your comments follow a very simple format.

1. State your opinion
2. Make sweeping generalizations with sensationalistic statements
3. When someone challenges your opinion, get defensive
4. Declare any sort of debate with your opinion as a pissing contest
5. Leave in a huff

If you make sweeping generalizations about a subject you seem to be very misinformed about, you should expect someone to take you to task for your comments, and be prepared to respond. That's called debate, and people can debate and disagree without being disagreeable and dismissive.

Yeah,, but those voters who voted FOR it do not belong to her school of thinking or her church, so they don't count, in her mind!

(KIDDING)

I agree the councillor should be clearer about his . THE residents of Malden are in favor and more importantly he should be advocating for those sick residents off Malden who need this medication. The harsh generalization that those who need medical marijuana are undesirable folks who are going to ruin the downtown is ignorant, and immoral is an impediment to community development and business.

I wish it would end up in my back yard,, I have the perfect place for any Cannabis,,, Right beside me!

Do I get to keep the profit? Put it in my backyard, I'm all for it.

I just can not believe that ANYONE with internet access still believe the "Reefer Madness" mentality. I wonder if this is what it was like when alcohol prohibition was repealed.

Form the research I have done, the average age of a MMJ patient is men between 24 and 48,,, I'm 52,,,,

The majority of people I see wanting to stop MMJ are women,,, Do they just not want to see men happy?

Not me ! Personally I hate Kappy's . The store SuX

How many Marijuana (ONLY) users end up in the ER!

That seems pretty spurious.

I don't smoke. This is probably the 4th or 5th time I've said this.

I don't buy into this whipped-up hysteria about marijuana.

.....what?

I mean, I'm not trying to beat down on the guy, I want him to genuinely present his objections, but the constant victim complex drowns out his argument.

@ Surette blow it out your rectum. You and Mike G dont have a clue. All you and Mike do is know how to critisize and call names. Shows your mentality. Surette you n mike are just jerks in society you mean nothing. I laugh at your stupid lil name calling. Or are you Surette or are you Diane whome ever you are. You are nothing but a ball of fairy tales. Light jup another fatty Surette the last one is wearing off.

Never once did I call you a name. I have to laugh at the irony though, you crying about name-calling when you call me a jerk. Nice one, man.

That's the thing I don't understand about your argument David, open the door for *what*, exactly? I don't get what you're trying to say.

not so , i have product that nullifies the test m beside this the reason testing is base on lies frankly , the fink government / insurance have no evidence what so ever as to marijuana / vs work . performance testing is not drug testing anyone who is ask as you say to be tested and says no like you say can not work unless your in a constitutional state like VT there the law finds you the tester and employer criminals for your violation now that just one state no prerequisite testing allow , here in Massachusetts there is no law there for you asked where are you testing now > i will come apply for job and bring a law suit on the employer sounds great to me i make my living now this way and we need case in mass so please tell me where they sending you next I like to put you out of a job massvocals

David, when in a discussion that's not quite going the way that supports your own opinion, it's really weak to throw your hands up and say "GAHHH THIS PLACE IS SO FULLA CRAP YOUSE GUYS ARE IDIOTS".