A cannabis business narrowly received approvals to open a cultivation facility and recreational cannabis shop in a vacant industrial building, despite concerns that it may add traffic to an already congested area.
Revolution Greencare LLC. is now close to becoming the third cannabis business to open in the city once the owners, Adam Brady, of Colorado, and David Peskin, of Holyoke, receive final approvals from the state Cannabis Control Commission. Earlier the two said they hope to open by the end of this year.
The City Council approved a special permit for the company in a 9-4 vote Tuesday night. A two-thirds majority of the 13-member board had to vote yes for the permit to be granted.
Brady and Peskin purchased the roughly 80,000 square-foot building and 1.9 acres of land which is zoned for industry in 2016 for $425,000, deed records show. Most of the building at 30 Buckley Blvd. is to be used for cultivation and the retail store will be about 1,300 square feet.
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