Leicester selectmen vote to endorse medical marijuana facility

Leicester selectmen voted unanimously Monday to endorse a proposal that would bring a medical marijuana growing facility to the town.

Prime Wellness of Massachusetts is interested in buying a 45,000-square-foot building on Clark Street that, if approved, would become an organic indoor growing center.

"Leicester is open-minded and open for business," selectman Doug Belanger told NECN. "We're looking to expand and welcome new businesses that fit in the proper zoning...and this seems to."

John Glowik of Prime Wellness told the Telegram & Gazette that vans would distribute the product to dispensaries in Worcester, Framingham and Boston.

 

The state Department of Public Health has set Nov. 21 as the date for nonprofit companies to submit final applications for medical marijuana shops and cultivation facilities. For the first time, the department also said it expected to announce an award of licenses on Jan. 31. 

 

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