Post date: Dec 07, 2017 2:38:23 PM
Joshua Silver of Silver Therapeutics will be attending to introduce himself and his proposed business investment in a registered marijuana dispensary here, with an intention of expanding into retail as that regulatory program becomes clear. The process of getting approved for a license to operate a Registered Marijuana Dispensary involves obtaining permits at the State level from the Massachusetts Department of Health in a three-phase process. In the second phase, where Silver is now, the application is the most intensive part of demonstrating readiness and preparation as well as coordination with local community. As I've mentioned at previous meetings, for medical facilities, a letter of support or of non-opposition is required from the Board of Selectmen as part of the application package.
Attached below is a letter from Chief of Police regarding meeting he had with Silver and a letter from Joshua Silver introducing his business and his proposal.
My recommendation is that the Board hear the introduction, ask some preliminary questions and encourage feedback and questions from interested members of the community and consider at a future meeting in January what next steps may be including consideration of a letter or other actions. I would not recommend proceeding immediately into acting at this meeting.