HOLYOKE -- A medical marijuana company operating at 28 Appleton St. received a favorable recommendation Tuesday in its bid for permission to add cultivation of plants for recreational marijuana sales.
The City Council Ordinance Committee voted 5-0 to recommend that the full City Council Aug. 7 amend the special permit of GTI Massachusetts NP Corp. -- now called RISE Holdings Inc. --- to allow for the addition on the premises of recreational marijuana cultivation.
Read Cannabis Dispensary's feature on RISE Holdings's business strategies.
The Ordinance Committee also is scheduled to consider issues related to four other proposed marijuana facilities: Canna Provisions, which would be at 380R Dwight St.; East Coast Pharms, which would be at 630 Beaulieu St.; Holyoke Gardens LLC, which would be at 5 Appleton St.; and Hothouse Holyoke, which would be at 5B Appleton St.
The RISE proposal is for growing recreational product on the site for sale at dispensaries at other locations, not for selling it there.
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