One of the first outdoor marijuana cultivation facilities on the East Coast has received its final approval from the state—and the new farm will be located in Berkshire County.
Wednesday, the state Cannabis Control Commission gave its final approval to independent Great Barrington cannabis retailer Theory Wellness to operate an outdoor cultivation facility in partnership with Sheffield organic farmer Ted Dobson. Click here to see the CCC’s decision on the provisional license back in April, when The Edge ran a previous story on the partnership.
That document is almost identical to the CCC’s final license decision, which has not yet been posted to the commission’s website, Theory CEO Brandon Pollock said.
“This approval represents an unprecedented new step in East Coast cannabis through a joint partnership with an agricultural farmer with 35 years of organic cultivation experience,” Theory marketing director Thomas Winstanley told The Edge.
“The approval comes not a moment too soon, as the season for cultivating cannabis outdoors is quickly coming to an end,” Winstanley said. “Theory expects the first plants to hit the soil in a matter of days, with the first harvest to come this fall.”
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