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Holyoke City Council OKs permits for cannabis growers; honors activist
Updated 9:08 AM;
Massbiology proposes to build and operate a marijuana cultivation and processing facility at 6 Appleton St.
The permit requires Massbiology to add a bike rack. Holyoke Fire Department approves a generator for the site, finds an alternative fuel source, and “obtain site control of the area slated for parking.”
The Massachusetts Cannabis Commission requires all licensing applicants to apply for a special permit at the municipal level. The commission oversees the Commonwealth’s medical and recreational marijuana industry, an economic bright spot in Holyoke’s economy.
Councilor At-large Rebecca Lisi, who chairs the Ordinance Committee, said Massbiology’s application was “straightforward and very complete” during an April 13 committee hearing.