Whitman Board of Health Sets October 20 Meeting, Clears Routine Business

WHITMAN -- September 8, 2025, Whitman's first cannabis dispensary is poised to open on Bedford Street, Health Agent Dan Kelly told the Board of Health at its September 8 meeting. Kelly reported that Berkeley Botanicals had cleared its first inspection and could open within days, telling the two-member board it would "bring in some tax dollars to the town of Whitman." Members Danielle Clancy and Tom Evans, meeting without absent member Jamie Rhynd, approved routine items, including the health agent's report, the public health nurses' report, and licenses as issued, each by 2-0 votes in a session that lasted five minutes. The board also rescheduled its next meeting to October 20 at 5:30 p.m. after recognizing that its originally proposed October 13 date fell on Columbus Day. Kelly separately noted that Whitman recently co-hosted a Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day with Hanson, East Bridgewater, and Abington, held this year in East Bridgewater.