Privacy concerns raised on Mass. medical marijuana e-mails

More than 6,800 patients received the e-mails over the past three months telling them they had been approved for the state’s medical marijuana program. The e-mails contained detailed personal information — a practice specialists say constituted a clear violation of privacy standards. John Halamka, professor of emergency medicine and chief information officer at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, is quoted.

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