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Tito Jackson to become man of pot action

The Boston Business Journal reports that former Boston City Councilor Tito Jackson is becoming CEO of Verdant Medical, Inc., a Randolph-based medical-marijuana company.

Jackson, who represented Roxbury, did not run for re-election last year, choosing instead to run for mayor, a race he lost to incumbent Marty Walsh.

Jackson is the second former city councilor to get involved with medical marijuana. Mike Ross, an attorney, has represented two dispensaries in their bids to win city approval, one on Milk Street downtown and one .

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Will this clown be handing out free weed to gang members who behave while on probation?

So happy he’s gone. O’Malley next please!

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black and brown motherfuckers a shitload of economic empowerment. Scares the shit out of your racist ass, eh?

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How is that racist.

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Sorry i called for Matt O'Malley's replacement. Horrible of me to wish ill upon a ginger!

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This is medical marijuana, not recreational, so how does that empower the African American community? An individual needs to have a doctor to sign off for a medical marijuana card and a qualifying health condition. Medical marijuana is not covered by health insurance so people pay for it. Tito is going to make money for Tito, don't get confused, and good for him if that is what he wants to do. As for rec marijuana, I can't for one second believe those licenses will stay in the hands of any mom and pop store long, whatever color mom and pop may be, same way the old liquor licenses were traded for big money.

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Mike Ross is an attorney, and attorneys can make money in all sorts of ways if they are good at their job. Tito is not an expert in business or the medical field, and I don't get the "bring workers to Boston" angle.

I guess this is just a job for him?

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Tito used to work in drug sales pushing opioids.

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Before he became a city councilor, he worked in economic development in the Patrick administration.

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I'm not going to call that a 100% political hack job, but that sounds like a 100% political hack job....

Anyway I actually do wish him luck. I actually know him pretty well and he seems to have fallen through the Boston political cracks at the wrong time. Walsh got a bunch of union-favorable city contracts done right before the election that killed Tito and kind of forced his hand as the anti-establishment guy, when I don't really think he is that guy.

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That the white guy hack job get put in charge?

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If the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is still signing your checks.

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That's a joke right? Working in government regardless of what role your in does not equate to business experience. Working in business does.

That's like saying someone has cooking experience because they worked for SNAP or a Court Officer having legal experience.

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We will remember this the next time you go on and on about how Government should be run by CEOs.

Or even a spoiled rich brat who has lost at least three fortunes.

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This is the most Randolphian thing I have read in a while.

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and is not one where's he's paid to influence his old colleagues for some company that is antithetical to his values. Color me shocked!

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This is why it took so long for dispensaries to get opened after the vote of the people years ago.

First, all the connected people had to be assured they were burrowed in like ticks.

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