LAKEVILLE Quietly, and without any fanfare, the town’s first cannabis product kitchen was recently cleared to start cooking up marijuana edibles by the Board of Health. Except for the products to be created, it was another routine approval of a commercial kitchen operation for the board.
Bountiful Farms Inc. of Franklin received the license to operate the kitchen at 200 Kenneth Welch Drive in the town’s primary industrial park at the Feb. 3 meeting of the Board of Health after Health Agent Ed Cullen reported finding “everything’s in order” during his pre-opening inspection.
There is already a state licensed cannabis cultivation operation in the building, with the some of the marijuana plants already growing there destined to become the raw material for candies, cookies, and other products containing cannabis that will be manufactured there.
Lakeville Mercury Spill Causes Dangerous Fumes
A broken thermometer and a report of spilled mercury drew Lakeville firefighters to a Hemlock Shores Road home on Sunday afternoon.
A Tier 1 HazMat response was requested, and members of the District 1 Response Team arrived. Technicians utilized a device to detect any mercury vapor on the body and clothes of the resident, but found none. The person then waited inside their vehicle, the Lakeville Fire Department said on Facebook.
Responders entered the home with protective equipment and conducted an assessment. They did find unsafe levels of mercury vapor present in the house. The team then used used sponges, a vacuum, and ventilation to remove all mercury and fumes. Efforts continued until there was no trace of mercury vapor in the home.