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Two medical marijuana dispensaries, including one tentatively planned for a location next to Burlington's waterfront, have received conditional approval from the Vermont Department of Public Safety.
The state last year passed a law that authorizes up to four privately run dispensaries to provide marijuana for patients with chronic illness or intractable pain.
The Burlington entity, called the Champlain Valley Dispensary, will be located inside the Wing complex on Steele Street, which intersects the access to the King Street docks alongside the bike path. The building is owned by Main Street Landing Inc.
"It feels very exciting and surreal," Shayne Lynn, a professional photographer and proprietor for Champlain Valley Dispensary, said of his reaction upon learning his application for the dispensary had been conditionally approved.
Lynn, in an interview, said the marijuana to be sold by his dispensary will be grown at a separate location in South Burlington. He declined to say where that site is, but said South Burlington officials, including the police, have been notified.
The second firm given conditional approval for a dispensary was Patients First Inc., which plans to locate an outlet in Waterbury, according to a statement released by Vermont officials.
The names of the individuals who formed Patients First, as well as the exact location of the business, were not disclosed. The company was incorporated in June and is described in papers filed with the Secretary of State as a "charitable scientific education" entity.
Waterbury Town Planner Steve Lotspeich said he received a phone call two months ago from someone asking about whether such a dispensary could be located at a site in Waterbury Center but had not heard from the person since and didn't know the individual's name.
The two dispensaries are expected to open within six months. According to the state, applications for two more dispensaries are being reviewed. The deadline to apply to run a dispensary was in June.
Vermont has 411 patients and 68 caregivers on its medical marijuana registry, which allows them permission to grow enough for their own use. The dispensaries, once they open, will give patients who can't grow marijuana themselves another means of obtaining it.
Lynn said he doesn't know what his business will charge for the marijuana it dispenses, but suspects it won't be cheaper than the price paid for pot purchased illegally. He said his business will have to pay rent for its facilities, wages to employees and other costs, such as insurance.
"The expenses involved are considerable," Lynn said. He said he hopes his business will be able to offer discounts to veterans and those who don't have the income to pay full price.
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Source: burlingtonfreepress.com
Author: Sam Hemingway
The state last year passed a law that authorizes up to four privately run dispensaries to provide marijuana for patients with chronic illness or intractable pain.
The Burlington entity, called the Champlain Valley Dispensary, will be located inside the Wing complex on Steele Street, which intersects the access to the King Street docks alongside the bike path. The building is owned by Main Street Landing Inc.
"It feels very exciting and surreal," Shayne Lynn, a professional photographer and proprietor for Champlain Valley Dispensary, said of his reaction upon learning his application for the dispensary had been conditionally approved.
Lynn, in an interview, said the marijuana to be sold by his dispensary will be grown at a separate location in South Burlington. He declined to say where that site is, but said South Burlington officials, including the police, have been notified.
The second firm given conditional approval for a dispensary was Patients First Inc., which plans to locate an outlet in Waterbury, according to a statement released by Vermont officials.
The names of the individuals who formed Patients First, as well as the exact location of the business, were not disclosed. The company was incorporated in June and is described in papers filed with the Secretary of State as a "charitable scientific education" entity.
Waterbury Town Planner Steve Lotspeich said he received a phone call two months ago from someone asking about whether such a dispensary could be located at a site in Waterbury Center but had not heard from the person since and didn't know the individual's name.
The two dispensaries are expected to open within six months. According to the state, applications for two more dispensaries are being reviewed. The deadline to apply to run a dispensary was in June.
Vermont has 411 patients and 68 caregivers on its medical marijuana registry, which allows them permission to grow enough for their own use. The dispensaries, once they open, will give patients who can't grow marijuana themselves another means of obtaining it.
Lynn said he doesn't know what his business will charge for the marijuana it dispenses, but suspects it won't be cheaper than the price paid for pot purchased illegally. He said his business will have to pay rent for its facilities, wages to employees and other costs, such as insurance.
"The expenses involved are considerable," Lynn said. He said he hopes his business will be able to offer discounts to veterans and those who don't have the income to pay full price.
News Hawk- TruthSeekr420 420 MAGAZINE
Source: burlingtonfreepress.com
Author: Sam Hemingway
