The City of Great Falls has approved its first-ever conditional use permit for marijuana cultivation within city limits, paving the way for a Missoula-based cannabis company to establish operations in the Electric City.
On a 3-2 vote Tuesday night, the city commission granted the permit to Flower Montana, owned by Bobby Long, to operate a secure cultivation facility at 748 Crescent Circle. The property is zoned I-1 Light Industrial, where marijuana businesses are allowed with city approval on a case-by-case basis.
Mayor Corey Reeves and commissioners Shannon Wilson and Joe McKenney voted for approval while commissioners Susan Wolff and Rick Tryon voted against. The project also received a 4-1 vote from the Zoning Commission to recommend approval of the conditional use permit. And Neighborhood Council #2 voted 4-1 to "not oppose" the request.
"I was the first dispensary at street level in Missoula," Long told MTN News. "And now I'm the first person in Great Falls approved to cultivate inside city limits. That takes risk, it takes a little bit of courage, and it takes a lot of planning."
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