Among the 18 recent applications for Compassion Center licenses, one is getting all the attention. More surprising even than the proposed location — the venerable To Kalon Club in Pawtucket which had been seeking a new owner — are the names of the license seekers. Megan Hall, who writes about health care at ‘The Pulse’ over at WNRI, has the complete story (More on Lynch’s Compassion Center group).
By now you probably know that Bill Lynch, the former chair of the Rhode Island Democratic Party, is among the 18 applicants hoping to run the state’s first medical marijuana retail stores. His group, called the “Rhode Island Center for Compassion and Wellness,” also includes retired Pawtucket Police Chief George Kelley and a former member of the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission.
In plowing through the application paperwork, Hall found typos and misspellings — come on boys, both cops and potheads should know how to spell “ounce” — and a provision for a $17,500 consulting fee to an editor of High Times magazine. It would appear that this plan is falling apart in several respects — the city of Pawtucket has not been consulted and is not enthused; the TK Club is negotiating with another party. To these problems I would add — do we really want patients trying to navigate the streets of Pawtucket? How compassionate would that be?
*Header courtesy of Ms. Hall who is a serious journalist over at a bona fide news-gathering organization where corny wordplay never makes it out of the coffee room. Then there’s us.
I didn’t say Pawtucket was scary. I do think it is extremely hard to navigate. The streets are confusing.
To these problems I would add — do we really want patients trying to navigate the streets of Pawtucket? How compassionate would that be? – i am a med patient in ri and i already travel the streets of pawtucket to get my meds. you think thats bad look at olneyville and other “ghetto” type neighborhoods. PEOPLE WANT THERE MEDS AND ARE ALREADY GOING TO VERY SCARY PLACES TO OBTAIN THERE MEDS. pawtuckets a cake walk compared to parts of providence ri