The state Cannabis Control Commission has approved a final medical cannabis license for Patient Centric of Martha’s Vineyard, ending a years-long process and clearing the way for product cultivation at a site off the Dr. Fisher Road in West Tisbury.
The approval comes after a state investigation into Patient Centric’s financial backer Acreage Holdings held up permitting for months, leading to a $250,000 settlement with the state commission and a rewrite of its lending contract with Patient Centric and another state medical cannabis cultivator.
Both the settlement and the final medical licensing approval for Patient Centric occurred at a cannabis control commission meeting on Thursday, a spokesman for the CCC confirmed.
Geoff Rose, who owns Patient Centric, said he has been working for more than seven years to get final approval from the state. The company is vertically integrated, and will both cultivate and dispense cannabis on the Island. He said he plans to begin cultivation Monday, and hopes to have products available by November.
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