What has long been the calling card of the region’s underground economy is now looking for above-board validation in the budding of a new industry for Nelson.
Kootenay cannabis is the product ready to begin cultivation in the Heritage city as the Nelson Cannabis Collective has applied for an indoor cannabis operation use at 45 Government Road on the edge of the city.
The purpose of the application is to build an indoor cannabis cultivation facility, licensed by Health Canada to supply the legal cannabis market. City council passed first and second reading on the application Monday night in its regular council meeting and now sends the matter forward to a public hearing (no date set).
Coun Jesse Woodward was supportive of the project, seeing it exhibit a good element of local people wanting to do a good thing for the city.
“I think it’s probably a window into what small production facilities are going to be like,” he said. “I’m in favour of it but we have to be cognizant of how it affects the neighbours, but I feel like it could be a good plan.”
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