http://knox.villagesoup.com/news/story/thomaston-approves-marijuana-dispensary/343030HOMASTON — The Thomaston Board of Appeals voted unanimously Aug. 3 to approve Northeast Patients Group's request for a conditional use to operate a medical marijuana dispensary on Route 1.
Northeast Patients Group Executive Director Becky DeKeuster shed tears of joy when the vote was taken and said she was excited by the decision.
"This is a significant step forward for the state of Maine," she said after the public hearing at the town office. "This brings all of Maine one step closer to realizing what the citizens voted for."
"We have a responsibility to the patients in Maine to provide medication," she said.