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Groups fear Senate budget rider will lock in medical marijuana fees

Groups fear Senate budget rider will lock in medical marijuana fees

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STATE HOUSE — An attempt to make it easier for veterans to access medical marijuana could actually cement a registration process that imposes roadblocks for other patients, according to advocates. Last month, the Senate tacked on to its fiscal 2017 budget a medical marijuana registration fee waiver for veterans who qualify as patients under the state's dispensary program.

STATE HOUSE — An attempt to make it easier for veterans to access medical marijuana could actually cement a registration process that imposes roadblocks for other patients, according to advocates. Last month, the Senate tacked on to its fiscal 2017 budget a medical marijuana registration fee waiver for veterans who qualify as patients under the state's dispensary program.…