The Call, 31 Jul 2010 – WOONSOCKET – Never mind that the state Department of Health has yet to grant a single license for a compassion center where medical marijuana would be distributed, local officials are all set to go on record against one that’s seeking a permit to set up shop in Park Square. The City Council will consider a resolution on Monday denouncing the proposal, which City Council President John Ward calls "illegal." Ward said the facility is in violation of the state law that allows DOH to license compassion centers on condition they are no closer than 500 feet from the nearest school. The Rhode Island Medical Marijuana Dispensary envisions opening in a vacant branch of Bank of America in Park Square – which Ward says is closer to a Catholic elementary school than the law allows.