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Northampton Mayor To Be First Legal Recreational Marijuana Buyer in Massachusetts

November 19, 2018

The mayor of the western Massachusetts city of Northampton plans to be the first person in the state to buy marijuana legally from a recreational marijuana shop on Tuesday morning.

He’ll have some competition, as another store in the state, in the central Massachusetts town of Leicester, also plans to open at 8 a.m. Tuesday.

Mayor David Narkewicz, 52, expressed pride.

“It’s fitting the first store will be opening in Northampton,” Narkewicz said, according to the Springfield Republican. “We’re known as a progressive city and a leader on lots of social change issues.”