The Attorney General issued a significant decision on a proposed Town of Westborough zoning bylaw amendment regulating medical marijuana-related uses. The decision includes important guidance to municipalities regarding the limits of permissible zoning regulation on registered marijuana dispensaries and hardship cultivation. To read the decision of the Attorney General... read more

Plainville Asphalt Corp. v. Town of Plainville, 83 Mass.App.Ct. 710 (2013): in a complicated and vigorously litigated case regarding the status of bituminous concrete production operation, the plaintiff appealed the decision of the Land Court on cross-motions for summary judgment that the operation was not permitted as-of-right under the Town of... read more

Attorney Patricia Cantor’s article entitled, “Medical Marijuana Law – What We Know Since the November Election” was published in the June 2013 issue of the Massachusetts Lawyers Journal, a publication of the Massachusetts Bar Association. This article updates readers on zoning developments at the local level by communities adjusting... read more

In 2012, the outstanding legal defense provided by attorney David Doneski to the Town of Holliston resulted in the landmark decision by the Supreme Judicial Court in Barr Incorporated v. Town of Holliston, 462 Mass. 112 (2012). The importance of this decision is underscored by the featured section in today’s City and Town publication... read more

Today, the Attorney General of the Commonwealth issued two notable decisions affecting local planning for addressing concerns resulting from Chapter 369 of the Acts of 2012, “An Act for the Humanitarian Medical Use of Marijuana” (Enacted as Question 3 of the November 2012 state ballot). We are pleased to... read more