Jacob Redmond
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Representatives of a medical marijuana company said they will consider alternative sites for Suffolk County's first dispensary of the drug after Riverhead Town officials moved to block a proposed location on Route 58.
Columbia Care NY LLC officials said at a town board work session Thursday that they will present town officials with two or three alternative sites before Sept. 16. Riverhead officials have scheduled a public hearing on that date on a moratorium that would halt for a year the opening of medical marijuana dispensaries in the town.
Town board members last week criticized Columbia Care NY's plan to open in January at a former Blockbuster video store on Route 58. Officials have said a dispensary at that location would be too close to Riverhead High School and could increase traffic on Route 58, a busy commercial strip.
"We're here to sort of say we've heard your concerns," Columbia Care chief executive Nicholas Vita told the town board. "We will do whatever we can to find a location everybody's happy with."
Vita said the Manhattan-based company provides vital relief for patients suffering from cancer, epilepsy and other illnesses.
"Whether you call it a pharmacy or dispensary, the people who use the products at the location are very ill, and they deserve to access it with relative ease," he said.
Three Columbia Care officials and their attorney met for about 90 minutes with the town board Thursday. Columbia Care executive chairman Michael Abbott said company officials considered at least eight locations in Suffolk before settling on the Route 58 site, which he said met state requirements for setbacks and other specifications.
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Columbia Care NY LLC officials said at a town board work session Thursday that they will present town officials with two or three alternative sites before Sept. 16. Riverhead officials have scheduled a public hearing on that date on a moratorium that would halt for a year the opening of medical marijuana dispensaries in the town.
Town board members last week criticized Columbia Care NY's plan to open in January at a former Blockbuster video store on Route 58. Officials have said a dispensary at that location would be too close to Riverhead High School and could increase traffic on Route 58, a busy commercial strip.
"We're here to sort of say we've heard your concerns," Columbia Care chief executive Nicholas Vita told the town board. "We will do whatever we can to find a location everybody's happy with."
Vita said the Manhattan-based company provides vital relief for patients suffering from cancer, epilepsy and other illnesses.
"Whether you call it a pharmacy or dispensary, the people who use the products at the location are very ill, and they deserve to access it with relative ease," he said.
Three Columbia Care officials and their attorney met for about 90 minutes with the town board Thursday. Columbia Care executive chairman Michael Abbott said company officials considered at least eight locations in Suffolk before settling on the Route 58 site, which he said met state requirements for setbacks and other specifications.
News Moderator: Jacob Redmond 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Company tells Riverhead board it will consider other sites for marijuana dispensary | Newsday
Author: Will James
Contact: Contact Newsday | Newsday
Photo Credit: Ed Betz
Website: Newsday - The Long Island and New York City News Source | Newsday
