BROCKTON — Brockton's retail marijuana scene may be booming within the next year as five additional licenses were granted this week to applicants who all hope to open within roughly the next six months.
The Brockton City Council granted five adult-use retail marijuana licenses for businesses located in the downtown and on the North and West sides during a special meeting Tuesday evening.
The council has now granted 12 marijuana licenses of the 14 available in Brockton. A 13th applicant is seeking a license from the council and will have a hearing in May.
The number of licenses was increased by the council in February from eight to 14 as two former mayors — Bill Carpenter and now-Councilor-at-large Moises Rodrigues — gave out a total of 14 host community agreements to proposed marijuana establishments despite the city only having eight available retail licenses to issue.