The Nelson County Board of Supervisors has unanimously endorsed the application of a medical cannabis cultivator to set up shop in the county, bringing with it potentially 100 jobs.
A copy of the board’s resolution provided to the Nelson County Times states a business prospect has expressed interest in locating a pharmaceutical processing facility in Nelson County’s Colleen Business Park. The resolution does not refer to the prospective company by name but it is described as being a leading medical cannabis cultivator.
The motion passed following a late-night closed session Nov. 10, officially recognized the board’s support of the company’s application to the Virginia Board of Pharmacy to operate a pharmaceutical processor in Health Service Area I, which includes Nelson County, and authorized county staff to submit all necessary documents to that end.
The unnamed company has a proven track record of successfully and compliantly operating in regulated markets across the country and is “an accountable and transparent operator that will bring safe and compliant pharmaceutical grade medical cannabis products to the Virginia market,” the resolution reads.
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