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Public-safety committee reviews Board of Health update on cannabis; committee records compliance with request

Holyoke City Public Safety Committee · April 13, 2026
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Summary

The committee combined three items asking the Board of Health for an update on cannabis effects and substance-use curriculum. Members reviewed a letter from Health Director Tim Rivers, discussed potential secondhand exposure concerns and agreed the request was complied with while asking Rivers to post materials for public access.

The committee took up items 4–6 together to review communications from Board of Health Director Tim Rivers about cannabis-related health effects and substance-use programming.

Counselor Vacant explained that new studies raise concerns about the potency of legalized…

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