Websites Promises to Connect Mass Patients with Pot Docs

By Roberto Scalese

Massachusetts is slowly working through applications for medical marijuana dispensaries, but some websites aren't waiting for final regulations. Several websites now promise to connect Massachusetts patients with doctors who fill pot prescriptions.

The surge of online entrepreneurs has some medical groups worried about safety, according to the Boston Globe. The Massachusetts Medical Society told the Globe that many of these sites are skirting rules about being associated with real physicians. One site owner interviewed by the Globe said he charged $250 for the service, but most of that money goes to the referring physician. 

The brick and mortar dispensaries won't start operating until next spring, once the state promulgates regulations and approves 35 applicants from the current pool of 158 applicants.