The prime sponsor of the state's medical marijuana law now wants to make the product more affordable.
Rep. Ted Wright, R-Sanbornville, sponsored the 2013 legislation that created the state's therapeutic cannabis program. It was his personal story of how marijuana had restored his wife's appetite and health during a debilitating battle with cancer that convinced many of his fellow lawmakers to create the program.
Now Wright and a few colleagues are planning to start a nonprofit organization that will raise funds to offset the cost of medical marijuana for those who otherwise can't afford it.
Wright's group doesn't even have a name yet, he said. But he's committed to making it a success.
Read more
