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Phippsburg to decide whether to allow recreational pot stores at town meeting
Residents will also decide whether to allow recreational marijuana cultivation, manufacturing and testing.
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Phippsburg voters will choose whether to allow recreational marijuana retail, manufacturing, testing and cultivation establishments at the annual town meeting on June 12.
Although Mainers voted to legalize recreational marijuana in 2016, the state requires each municipality to opt-in by drafting and approving their own regulations for recreational marijuana use and business.
“There was no big push from the public to opt in, but as time went on, it seemed more people were wondering why we couldn’t do that,” Planning Board Chair Marie Varian said. “I don’t know what people’s attitudes are. The planning board is neutral and we tried to come up with ordinances that would allow what the state allows.”
Medical marijuana store sets its sights on downtown Bath
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The Bath Cannabis Company owners plan to renovate the existing structure on the corner of Middle and Commercial streets in downtown Bath.
Photo courtesy of David Matero
A new medical marijuana store is looking to open in downtown Bath within one mile of the city’s two existing recreational dispensaries.
The Bath planning board unanimously granted site plan approval for Bath Cannabis Company, owned by Alex Greenlaw and Patrick Wiley, to open a medical marijuana store at 735 Middle Street Tuesday night.
The pair told the board they plan to renovate the existing 1,000-square-foot structure, which is currently sitting vacant on the corner of Middle and Commercial streets.