Plans for Brookline Medical Marijuana Dispensary Could Go Up in Smoke

An executive of a company planning a medical marijuana dispensary in Brookline allegedly lied on a state application—putting the project in jeopardy.

The Boston Globe reported Kevin Fisher, CEO of New England Treatment Access, claimed he earned a psychology degree from Youngstown State University and spent two years at Miami University in Ohio. YSU said there was no record of Fisher’s degree, and he dropped out of Miami University after his freshman year, according to the Globe.

New England Treatment Access plans to build dispensaries in Brookline and Northampton. Those projects are now on hold as state investigators look into the matter, the Globe reported.

New England Treatment Access’ planned dispensaries were two of 11 that recently advanced to the “inspection” phase of the licensing process overseen by the state Department of Public Health.

One state official told the Globe that Fisher’s alleged lies shouldn’t matter because there are no rules requiring company executives to hold degrees.

Massachusetts voters in 2012 approved medical marijuana dispensaries.