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From YouTube: Committee on Planning & Development on December 8, 2017
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Docket #1488 - A hearing order regarding a medical marijuana dispensary at 50 Clapp Street.
A
And
I
was
sponsored
by
my
colleague,
City
Council,
Frank
Baker
and
referred
to
the
Committee
on
planning
and
development
back
on
November
the
29th
2017
we
had
joined
today
by
natural
selections,
the
dispensary
applicant,
who
seeks
to
obtain
a
letter
of
non
opposition
from
the
Boston
City
Council,
as
required
by
mass
journal
law.
At
this
hearing,
we
will
look
to
hold
the
discussion
on
the
location,
operation,
security
in
community
process
in
the
impacts
to
the
surrounding
community.
A
A
D
Thank
You
mr.
chair,
thank
you,
gentlemen,
for
coming
out
today.
This
this
proposal
here
was
was
something
that
has
been
around
for
a
while,
not
just
this
one,
but
there
were
previous
previous
people
that
had
interest
in
that
space
right
there
and
I.
Consider
myself,
probably
on
the
front
end
of
of
this
industry.
Here
I
led
the
delegation
to
to
Denver.
D
We
did
a
lot
of
research
on
this
and
one
of
the
things
that
I
came
away
from
Denver
with
was
just
a
very
aggressive
business,
and
my
thinking
is
that
we
should
try
and
be
on
the
front
end
of
this
business
here.
So
so
one
of
the
things
that
I'd
like
to
see
come
out
of
this
is
possible,
see
if
there
was
a
way
that
we
could
spread
this
industry
throughout
the
city.
D
I
think
it's
an
industry,
that's
going
to
need
to
maybe
gained
some
foothold
city
wide
for
a
couple
of
years
and
then
and
then
we
could
start
to
maybe
roll
out
a
little
more.
So
maybe
what
I'm
saying
is
I'm,
okay
with
this
petitioner
here,
because
I
found
you
guys
good
to
work
with.
It's
always
good
to
have
Dan
Lenski
running
your
security,
which
I
know
is
a
big
benefit
to
look
at.
You
know
possible,
have
a
progression
of
this,
be
now
that
a
couple
are
going
to
open
in
different
district
city
council
districts.
D
E
Thank
you.
Cheering
thanks,
Baker
as
a
resident
of
this
neighborhood,
where
this
dispensary
will
be
located,
as
well
as
the
proximity
to
sort
of
the
mass
and
castes
intersection
where
we
have
a
number
of
challenges
and
a
population.
That's
fighting
addiction
I
have
some
significant
concerns
about
the
location
and
the
sighting,
but
I'm
also
I'd,
say
impressed
with
the
quality
and
the
presentation
that
your
group
has
put
forward
and
also
understand
that,
maybe
not
all
presenters
or
not
all
proponents
that
would
be
before
the
neighborhood
and
before
the
council
would
be
of
this
high
quality.
E
E
B
Thank
You,
mr.
chairman,
thank
you
very
much
for
holding
this
hearing
and
council
Baker
for
your
advice
along
the
way,
as
well
as
you
councilor
asabi
George,
both
as
Dorchester
residents.
We
valued
the
input
that
you've
you've
given
to
us
and
the
direct
and
Frank
conversations
that
we've
had
have
only
made
us
better,
and
we
also
appreciate
the
kind
words
that
you've
just
just
given
us
as
well.
We've
you've
you've
met
the
team,
but
just
to
put
a
little
context
to
it.
Next
to
me
is
Aiden
O'donovan
he's
really
our
principal.
B
He
is
the
chief
operating
officer
of
NSA
Jo
Holdings.
He
has
substantial
experience
in
this
industry
years
ago.
We
went
out
to
Colorado
and
you
can
share
that
with
you,
but
he's
worked
from
the
ground
up
and
ultimately
wound
up
owning
two
dispensaries
in
Colorado
and
really
learning
a
lot
about
the
industry
he's
from
here
he's
returning
home
and
he's
really
excited
to
hopefully
open
in
Dorchester.
B
B
Narcotics,
undercover
and
for
the
Boston
Police,
and
he
can
share
that
with
you-
he's
been
an
amazing
asset
to
our
team.
I
Eric
Robinson
is
a
Dorchester
architect
he's
with
grody
architects,
and
so
he
brings
a
great
kind
of
dimension
to
our
team
and
really
localizes
what
we're
trying
to
do
and
and
JT
Berry,
who
is
a
Boston
based
attorney
who's,
been
working
on
this
project
with
us,
as
well
as
really
added
to
our
team.
B
Just
to
give
you
the
high
kind
of
broad
brushstrokes
and
then
maybe
turn
over
my
colleagues
for
just
a
brief
statement.
We
we
did
prepare
a
presentation.
We
don't
need
to
go
through
it
page
by
page
I
thought
it
was
more
better
to
have
a
reference.
I
would
say
the
high
points
of
it
would
be
some
of
the
some
of
the
just
the
renderings
and
the
plan
kind
of
the
the
basic
plan
that
we're
proposing
450
Clapp
Street
in
the
Polish
triangle,
section
of
Dorchester.
B
We
also
met
with
the
Newmarket
Business
Association
they've,
been
kind
of
ground
zero
for
working
with
some
of
the
issues
related
to
Massachusetts
Avenue
and
some
of
the
problems
that
we've
seen
on
Massachusetts
Avenue,
and
we
we
want
to
help
Aden
wants
to
help
and
polish
Triangle
United.
It's
it's
a
newer
group,
they're
just
forming
we've
already
started
to
meet
with
them
and
Billy
Trabuco
is,
is
I,
think
one
of
the
principals
of
that
organization
and
we've
been
meeting
with
them
as
well.
B
We've
kind
of
laid
out
a
package
of
support,
but
we
also
note
that
that
package
is
conditioned
on
policy
coming
out
of
City
Hall
coming
out
of
the
mayor's
office
coming
out
of
City
Council.
So
you
know
anything
we
do
and
commit
to
would
obviously
be
at
the
blessing
and
direction
of
this
council
and
this
this
mayor's
office.
B
B
Some
people
in
the
neighborhood
have
have
wound
up
calling
this
the
the
Flaherty
amendment.
This
is
basically
this
on
page
six
and
what
this
actually
does
is
once
there's
a
dispensary.
It
draws
a
half
mile
around
that
dispensary
and
it
protects
the
area
of
that
dispensary
so
that
there
isn't
a
proliferation
of
additional
dispensaries.
Now
I
suspect
that
once
recreational
regime
is
passed
here
at
in
Boston
and
your
zoning
policy
is
is
enacted,
there,
I
would
suspect
that
you
would
extrapolate
that
policy
toward
the
toward
the
recreational
regime.
B
I,
don't
make
those
decisions
anymore,
but
I
would
just
suggest
to
you
that
this
is
been
something
that
the
community
has
responded
to
and
and
the
interesting
thing
about
this
is
that
it
allows
to
kind
of
cut
to
councilor
sabi
George's
point.
It
allows
neighborhood
residents
to
make
a
determination
that
says
if
someone
has
to
be
here,
then,
who
might
that
someone
be,
and
where
might
they
be?
So
it's
not
necessary?
You
might
have
people
who
might
not
be
delighted
about
the
fact
that
there's
this
new
industry,
that's
a
brand
new
kind
of
industry.
B
That's
got
people
saying
what
is
this
I'm
not
sure
about
it,
but
but
they
can
at
least
make
the
determination
that
if
we
are
to
be
located,
50
clap
Street
within
a
half
mile
in
every
direction.
Another
dispensary
won't
enter
and
I
think
that
gives
that
gives
people
who
might
be
on
the
fence
or
even
people
who
might
be
opposed
to
the
industry.
A
reason
to
say
if
I
have
to
have
an
operator
I
would
want
these
folks
and
I.
B
Think
the
final
thing
I
want
to
say
and
then
thrown
in
is
this
one:
pager
really
talks
about
what
we're
committing
to
and
I
think
this
goes
to
the.
Why
would
these
people
be
the
preferred
operators,
as
opposed
to
another
group,
I'd,
say
first
and
foremost
we're
all
from
we're
all
from
here?
We
all
have
reputations
in
Boston
that
we
cannot
afford
to
damage,
and
none
of
us
we're
all
on
the
hook.
You
know
we're
not
from
even
though
Aidan's
worked
in
Colorado.
He
is
also
from
here,
and
so
we
want
to.
B
We
have
our
names
on
the
line,
so
we
also
make
commitments.
We
don't
want
people
walking
in
and
just
buying
a
joint
or
a
small
purchase
of
a
marijuana
for
five
dollars,
just
scrapping
up
some
money
and
like
almost
the
equivalent
of
a
nip
you
might
have
at
a
liquor
store,
and
so
one
of
the
things
that
Aiden
does
and
know.
No
one
had
done
this.
To
my
knowledge,
is
he
made
a
minimum
transaction
price
where
no
no
minimum
no
transaction
can
occur,
that's
below
$40.
B
So
now,
if
you're,
you
know
you
have
to
really
pull
together.
Some
resources
to
try
to
get
that
purchase
and
I
think
that
will
deter
bad
behavior
and
deter
someone
who
might
be
wanting
to
to
come
in
and
a
certain
element
that
might
be
wanting
to
come
in
in
terms
of
you
know,
just
buying
a
very
low
price
purchase,
and
there
are
other
items
on
this.
I
don't
need
to
go
through
at
this
moment,
but
I
the
most
significant
one
would
be
that
we
will
not.
We
will
not
operate
as
a
recreational
dispensary.
B
D
B
Counsel
yeah,
we
won't
even
make
application.
We
won't
even
we
won't
be
at
your
doorstep
cos
or
to
ask
for
anything
until
we've
been
operating
for
a
year
and
it's
2020
and
if
it's,
if
it
were
2021,
if
we
haven't
been
operating
for
a
year
and
I,
think
that
was
another
commitment
that
people
in
the
community
appreciate.
So
if
I
may
I'd
love
to
have
you
hear
from
our
principal.
F
Is
this
thanks
for
having
me
today,
McMichael
full
presentation,
you
know,
feel
free
to
leave
through
the
PowerPoint,
but
you
know,
presentation
typically
takes
up
to
45
minutes,
so
I'm
just
gonna
kind
of
give
a
high-level
overview
thanks
for
the
introduction
Mike.
The
one
thing
that
you
did
get
wrong
is
he
said:
I'm
moving
back
to
Boston,
but
I've
actually
been
back
now
for
almost
three
months
after
12
years
away,
so
I
grew
up
in
Massachusetts,
moved
to
Colorado
and
you
know
started
working
in
the
medical
marijuana
industry.
F
Eventually,
I
became
medical
and
recreational,
and
eventually
I
was
able
to
own
my
own,
my
own
business
out
there
and
have
been
owning
and
operating
that
for
the
last
several
years,
while
also
pursuing
licenses
here
in
Massachusetts.
For
the
longest
time
the
the
presentation
was
that
I
am
moving
back,
but
in
September
I
actually
did
finally
move
back.
So
just
wanted
to
correct
the
record
on
that.
F
We're
excited
to
be
in
Dorchester.
We've
been
in
this
process
since
March.
The
March
is
when
we
initially
put
this
property
under
contract-
and
you
know
began
talking
with
with
people
over
at
McCormick
began.
Talking
with
with
everybody
else-
and
you
know,
we
feel
that
minest
location
in
the
Dorchester
neighborhood
for
this
type
of
use.
We
we
looked
at
a
lot
of
different
properties.
Some
of
them
considered
a
little
bit
too
high-profile.
Some
of
them
maybe
had
other
issues,
but
ultimately
we
feel
that
strongly
this
next
most
sense.
F
We
were
very
aware
of
how
close
it
is
to
the
to
the
methadone
mile,
and
you
know
it
is
absolutely
in
our
best
interest
to
do
everything
in
our
power
to
mitigate
that
and
to
make
that
to
make
that
area
better.
We
truly
believe
that
we
are
going
to
be.
You
know
an
asset
in
helping
to
fight
what's
happening
up
there
and
and
certainly
not
extending
it
down
towards
the
Polish
triangle.
F
I
think
Dan
can
speak
a
little
bit
a
little
bit
more
to
that
in
just
a
moment,
but
in
the
interest
of
time
here,
I
think
that
I'd
really
like
to
emphasize
that
you
know
compared
to
some
of
the
other
applicants
in
in
this
city
and
across
the
state.
You
know
we're
proud
of
our
experience
and
and
everything
we've
learned,
there's
been
a
lot
of
learning
lessons
in
Colorado.
F
There's
been
a
lot
of
years
of
just
learning
this
industry
and
and
there's
a
lot
of
ins
and
outs
and
the
things
that
things
that
a
lot
of
operators
don't
don't
realize,
and
that
comes
with
security.
With
compliance
with
with
branding
with
genetics,
I
mean
it.
The
works
I
could
go
on
forever,
but
you
know
I
think
it's
it's.
It's
really
awesome
what
we've
been
able
to
achieve
there
and
accomplished
and
we're
excited
to
bring
that
back
at
the
Boston.
So
with
that
I'm
gonna
turn
it
over
to
Dan.
C
You
Aidan
mr.
chairman
council,
George
counsel,
Baker.
Thank
you
for
having
me,
as
you
know,
what
the
jobs
you
do
and
have
done
for
a
number
of
years.
Quality
of
life
matters
neighborhood
issues
matter.
There
is
no
small
neighborhood
issue
many
years
ago
and
in
a
former
life,
I
stood
on
the
Statehouse
with
about
a
hundred
police
chiefs.
When
this
proposal
was
first
thought
to
come
to
Massachusetts
about
considering
recreational
and
medical
marijuana,
medical
being
the
first
and
I
thought
we
shouldn't.
C
Do
it
I
thought,
based
on
my
experience
in
my
life
information
at
the
time
that
we
would
see
an
increase
in
crime,
we'd
see
an
increase
in
youth
utilization
of
marijuana's.
We
would
see
increased
problems
and
challenges
and
the
quality
of
life
of
any
neighborhood
where
one
of
these
locations
was
situated
would
suffer
immensely
and
I
advocated
for
my
fellow
Massachusetts
voters
not
to
vote
for
it
about.
78
percent
disagreed
with
me
as
if
they
apparently
disagree
with
me
on
several
issues.
C
In
my
past
voting
record
I
didn't
support
recreational
when
it
came
on
the
ballot
I,
don't
know
whether
my
children
voted
for
or
against
it
they're.
Both
illegal
voting
age
and
they
won't
reveal
their
votes
to
me,
I
can't
tell
you
my
wife
says
this
is
something
that
happens.
Often,
it's
something
that
I
think
happens
less
often,
but
I
was
wrong.
I
have
reached
out
to
the
police
chiefs
of
facilities
where
medical
marijuana
has
been
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts
and
asked.
What
are
your
issues?
C
How
much
is
people
hanging
around
how
many
arrests
how
many
resources
had
taken?
What
do
you
calls
for
service
and
I
have
been
surprised?
They
are,
in
fact
seeing
reductions
in
crimes
around
locations
where
medical
marijuana
has
been
situated,
because
mostly
these
were
areas
where
there
weren't
resources,
where
people
weren't
paying
attention.
Now
you
have
dedicated
security
personnel,
you
get
dedicated
professional
people.
These
are
patients.
C
These
are
people
who
is
suffering
from
life-threatening
illnesses,
chronic
illnesses
who
are
no
different
than
somebody
going
in
for
an
MRI
trying
to
get
a
shoulder
fix,
no
different
from
somebody
going
in
for
a
diabetic
treatment
with
getting
their
metformin
at
their
local
personal
care
physician.
These
are
patients
and
they're
working
in
a
professional
environment
where
we
are
highly
regulated,
thankfully,
so
in
in
Massachusetts,
with
regulations
around
security
and
compliance.
C
I
have
with
me
the
documents
from
Brookline,
Newton,
Quincy
and
Salem,
including
the
emails
where
they
had
at
some
points,
put
police
there
for
concerns
and
issues
around
the
facilities
in
Newton
in
Salem,
and
they
have
since
removed
them,
because
the
concerns
they
had
did
not
did
not
present
themselves.
Like
yourselves.
I
have
a
long
dedication
to
the
communities
of
this
city.
I
have
worked
hand
in
hand
with
each
neighborhood
for
over
28
years
in
my
prior
career
to
make
sure
that
the
quality
of
life
was
improved.
I
took
quality
of
life
concerns
very
seriously.
C
Council
of
Baker
Council
clarity
can
sure
test.
Two
calls
at
midnight
for
prostitution
on
Dorchester
Avenue
that
we
made
sure
our
officers
get
out
addressed
or
youth
acting
up,
causing
disturbances,
not
allowing
people
to
sleep
late
at
night
over
and
am
Street
Beach
area.
Those
aren't
small
problems.
Those
are
big
problems.
The
same
mentality
I've
brought
to
this
assignment.
Michael
Ross
asked
me
to
engage
in
this.
We
did
background
check
on
the
client.
C
My
company
Kroll
is
an
international
company
that
secures
big
pharma
company,
the
ability
of
us
to
secure
the
site,
cameras,
access
control,
compliance
programs,
making
sure
that
kids
aren't
there.
No
patient
is
using
this
in
the
neighborhood
surrounding
neighborhood,
no
robberies
or
violence
occurs.
That's
that's
simple.
We
do
that
professionally
for
fortune,
500
100
clients
across
the
globe.
The
ability
to
take
that
to
the
next
level
is
something
that
I
was
afraid.
C
I
wasn't
going
to
be
able
to
do
and
was
talked
about
early
on
and
are
taking
on
this
engagement
and
the
client
and
Michael
both
made
a
full
investment
that
not
only
do
we
want
to
secure
the
facility,
we
want
to
make
sure
the
area
around
it.
The
quality
of
life
of
that
neighborhood
is
impacted
positively,
not
negatively,
and
Aiden
has
allowed
us
to
put
a
program
together
where
we're
going
to
be
proactively
working
with
the
community,
with
Boston
Police
Department
to
enhance
security
and
the
quality
of
life
around
the
facility.
C
That's
with
Boston
police
officers
on
paid
detail,
patrols,
I
personally,
like
footing
bicycle
patrols.
Maybe
in
February
you
know
cars
are
more
likely.
Hopefully
we
go
by
whatever
the
district
captain
and
BPD
wants
to
do.
Details
is
cheaper
for
the
client,
but
it
may
be
that
we
conduct
a
similar
contract,
such
as
a
South
Bay
mall,
where
reimbursable
overtime,
which
mandates
that
the
the
assignment
has
to
be
filled,
so
that
there's
always
going
to
be
an
officer
there.
C
In
addition
to
those
officers,
we
will
have
personnel
that
work
with
our
security
team
that
will
work
with
public
health
officials,
transportation
officials
police
to
make
sure
that
traffic
issues
other
concerns
around
the
facility
are
being
addressed.
I
was
pleasantly
excited
to
see
that
the
announcement
came
out
today
that
Suffolk
County
District
Attorney,
the
courts
and
Boston
Police
are
now
going
to
have
an
alternative
program
that
maybe
can
address.
C
Some
of
the
challenges
are
going
on
in
methadone
mile,
where
people
who
are
you
know
having
a
hard
time
with
their
addiction
issues
instead
of
being
put
into
the
court
system,
which
can
actually
enhance
problems,
can
maybe
get
a
diversion
program
and
get
services
that
they
need
and
I
believe.
This
is
a
good
opportunity
for
our
security
team
to
work
with
those
agencies
to
try
and
address
issues
and
around
that
already
exist
that
don't.
D
C
Our
security
team
would
work
with
people
on
the
street
with
Boston
Police
with.
If
it's
a
call
to,
we
all
know
the
quality
of
the
program
that
frankly,
they
run
in
South
Boston,
the
Gavin
house
yeah
what
they
do
to
change
people's
lives
so
working
with
them,
working
with
public
health
to
identify
not
just
not
just
a
security
issue,
not
just
a
you
know,
but
issues
that
impact
the
quality.
B
D
C
D
Like
to
hear
a
little
more
about
like
like
you
know,
because
that's
that's
a
good
commitment
at
it.
If
you,
if
we
can
figure
out
a
way
that
you
guys
are
in
the
loop
because
I
you
know,
we
can
connect
you
on
and
help
as
much
as
we
possibly
can
there
I
think
I
could
be
helpful,
that
that
sounds
like
whatever
we
can.
We
can
go
off
record
and
talk
about
that,
but
can
we
get
into
cameras
and
and
and
in
in.
C
Addition
to
physical
personnel
for
our
staff,
additional
personnel
from
Boston
police
staff
working
doing
an
assignments
for
us
in
and
around
that
surrounding
area,
we're
committing
to
putting
additional
cameras
at
the
request
and
direction
in
the
Boston
Police
Department.
Now,
where
are
your
challenging
spots,
where
your
locations,
where
right
now,
you
know
the
capital
budget
might
not
have
the
money
for
those
cameras
we
want
to
purchase
those
cameras,
put
them
up,
install
them
on
our
dime.
That.
C
C
Would
be
wearing
recommendation
a
perfect
yeah,
perfect
and
those
cameras
can
be
fed
with
two
Boston
police
it
can
be
fed
to,
in
fact
a
you
know,
a
supervisor
and
a
Boston
police
cruiser.
If
that's
the
case
to
ours
and
when
there's
challenges
of
concerns,
we
want
to
look
jointly
in
a
quality-of-life
task
force
with
Boston
Police,
the
the
residence
groups,
Public
Health
transportation,
to
deal
with
all
the
issues
in
there
and
be
an
active
participant
and
be
additional
eyes
and
ears
on
the
street
there.
So.
D
D
C
C
Are
on
c6,
but
we're
we're
on
the
border
of
both
so
I
think
some
issues
and
concerns,
could
you
know
I
think,
there's
a
joint
conversation
that
should
occur.
Okay,
six
and
two
was
six
and
eleven.
Well,
it's
we're
on
the
actually
there's
a
little
bit
of
two
more
11
and
six,
but
two
is
definitely
down
towards
the
the
other
side
of
yes,
you
get
three
captain's
you'd
be
dealing
with.
Okay
I've
dealt
with
him
before.
D
D
F
So
I
I
initially
started
very
low-level.
You
know
started
working
for
a
handful
of
companies
on
the
cultivation
side
back
in
2009,
so
you
know
eight
or
nine
years
ago.
Now
that
was
really
when
things
were
just
taking
off
in
Colorado,
quite
literally
overnight,
Colorado
had
had
on
the
books
a
medical
marijuana
law
at
that
point
for
about
eight
years,
I
think
it
passed
in
2001
to
effect
in
2001,
but
it
didn't
explicitly
allow
for
dispensaries.
F
F
Was
it
was,
it
was
unreal
and
I
was
living
there
for
that
kind
of
Ground
Zero
and
that's
and
that's
really
when
it
caught
my
eye
and
I
said:
there's
something
there's
something
through
this
and
and
there's
a
lot
there's
you
know,
I
knew
people
that
were
in
the
industry
and
I
kind
of
noticed,
the
lack
of
professionalism
and
said
you
know
this
needs
some
cleaning
up
and
I
think
I
want
to
be
involved.
Initially,
it
was
mainly
on
the
cultivation
side.
F
Kind
of
similar
to
a
very
similar
thing
is
occurring
in
California
right
now
believe
it
or
not,
but
essentially
they
were
playing
catch-up.
These
licensees
existed,
and
now
it
was
time
to
regulate
them.
No
other
state
since
then
has
done
it
that
way
and
I
applaud
Massachusetts
for
doing
it.
The
right
way,
despite
the
fact,
that's
taken
along
taken
a
long
time,
a
lot
of
red
tape.
D
F
Can't
that's
it's
not
a
sustainable
way
for
anything
to
happen,
so
it
just
despite
the
headaches
and
Massachusetts
that
it,
you
know,
have
delayed
things
on
a
state
level.
It's
it's
it's
for
the
best
to
take
your
time
with
it
and
to
have
a
regulatory
framework
established
and
rules
set
in
place
before
these
businesses
get
going
rather
than
the
other
way
around.
So
back
to
my
story,
eventually,
I
was
you
know:
I
was
working
with
a
company
that
I
knew
was
eyeing
spots
in
a
what.
D
F
No,
actually,
my
degree
is
in
educational
psychology,
believe
it
or
not,
I
I
was
you
know,
and
and
and
varan
right
out
of
college
I
was
doing
some
work
in
that,
and
it's
still
still
something
I
find
very.
You
know
that
I'm
passionate
about
I
considered
going
back
to
school,
initially
for
for
kind
of
a
neuroscience
type
path,
but
ultimately,
you
know
got
caught
up
in
the
medical
marijuana.
Industry
I've
always
had
a
knack
for
entrepreneurship
and
and
and
and
political
science.
F
So
then,
which
really
is
half
half
of
what
the
medical
marijuana
industry
is
so
essentially
in
in
in
2013.
You
know
myself
and
and
and
a
few
other
people
put
a
property
under
contract
to
pursue
a
dispensary
license
at
it,
took
it
took
a
while
and
that's
in
the
city
of
northglenn,
and
that
dispensary
is
still
open
and
running
today,
and
then
we
also
along
the
way,
picked
up
cultivation
licenses
that
were
tied
into
that
tied
into
that
facility.
We
all
said
another
dispensary
license
at
one
point
that
we
were
never
actually
running
it.
F
E
D
F
Sorry
so
you
know,
and
and
and
at
mccormick
Civic
and
with
the
New
Market
Business
Association.
You
know
I
tried
to
hammer
this
on
time
again
that
it's
absolutely
in
our
best
interest.
You
know
as
a
business
to
prevent
that
from
happening.
It's
not
it's
not
just
for
you
know.
It's
not
smoking
marries
it's
not
just
for
show.
You
know
if
we
become
known
as
the
as
the
medical
marijuana
dispensary,
where
there
are
the
crowd
from
the
methadone
mile
lurking
around
we're.
Gonna
we're
gonna
go
out
of
business.
D
F
You
know
that
type
of
marijuana,
as
well
as
other
drugs
on
the
methadone
aisle
it
would
be.
It
would
be
very
out
of
character
for,
for
that
crowd,
to
pool
money
together
in
order
to
come
into
a
you
know,
our
high-end
medical
marijuana
dispensary
in
order
to
purchase
something
that
is
admittedly
marked
up
due
to
the
regulatory.
F
You
know
the
regulatory
framework
that
we're
dealing
and
and
the
fact
that
we
have
to
test
everything
you
know
all
of
our
products
tested
for
microbiological
contaminants,
heavy
metals,
pesticides,
etc,
etc,
and
it
ends
up
causing
the
price
to
go
up
and
it
financially
wouldn't
make
sense
for
that.
For
that
crowd
to
be
shopping
with
us,
I
think
you
know
parallel
that
I
drew
several
times
in
mccormick
was,
you
know,
is
the
nips
parallel?
Essentially
you
know
if
and
and
we're
preventing
that
if,
if
somebody
wants.
D
D
D
F
F
The
discussions
went
well.
We
met
with
China
a
few
months
ago
and
we've
been
in
touch
with
her
since,
and
you
know
one
thing
that
I
actually
brought
to
her
attention
that
I
volunteered
her
was
the
fact
that
that
notch
elections
in
Colorado
is
actually
closer
to
a
school
and
a
high
school
at
that
north
gun
high,
the
main
school
in
North,
Glen
Colorado,
my
dispensary
is
located,
is
adjacent
to
to
our
dispensary.
The
law
in
northglenn
was
500
feet
as
well,
but
it
was
actually
measured
by
pedestrian
access,
not
as
the
crow
flies.
F
So
the
the
way
that
there
was
measured
by
the
city
is
that
they
have
to
go
up
the
street
cross
at
the
crosswalk
legally
and
come
back
down
at
which
point
it
was
appropriately
buffer.
But
in
reality
we
are.
We
are
real
right
across
the
street
from
northglenn
hi
and
there
have
been
absolutely
no
no
I.
D
F
C
D
C
E
F
E
I'm
Kerry
soon
on
our
trip
to
Denver.
Earlier
this
year,
I
met
with
the
Denver
Public
School
System,
and
they
shared
some
concerns
with
me
about
how
we're
educating
or
how
they
educated
their
youth
prior
to
the
rollout
of
both
recreational
and
medical
marijuana
and
when
I
returned
to
Boston
and
went
presented
before
the
Boston
School
Committee,
because
I
don't
think
as
a
school
district.
We're
prepared
for
both
a
wider
use
of
medical
marijuana
and
the
eventual
use
or
availability
of
recreational
marijuana.
E
F
I,
do
you
know,
first
and
foremost,
I
think
that
you
know
the
you
know
the
the
approach,
that's
being
taken
seeming
to
be
a
more
widespread
adopted
recently
with
regards
to
treating
substance
abuse
as
a
mental
health
issue,
and,
as
you
know,
something
that
teens
particularly
are
gonna.
You
know
self-medicate
when
they
have
you
know
social
anxiety
or,
if
they're,
just
trying
to
party
or
whatever
it
is
treating
that
as
a
mental
health
issue
instead
of
a
crime,
and
then
you
know,
locking
them
up
and
potentially
ruining
their
college.
F
Applications
is
something
that
we're
seeing
more
and
more
across
the
country
and
I
think
it's
a
great
step
in
the
right
direction.
I'll
also
say-
and
this
is
something
that
we
talked
about
a
lot
in
McCormick-
that
the
you
know
from
our
perspective,
the
concept
of
of
regulation
is,
is
actually
more
effective
in
battling
teen
substance
abuse
than
then
prohibition,
I'll
be
the
first
to
admit
that
as
a
teenager,
when
I
was
in
high
school,
I
did
use
marijuana
and
I
regret.
It
I
think
that
marijuana
is
a
good
thing
for
an
adult
I.
F
F
You
had
to
know
somebody
that
had
a
fake
ID
or
somebody
that
had
an
older
sibling
and
was
willing
to
take
that
risk,
and
it
was
damn
near
impossible
to
to
come
across
a
bottle
of
liquor
or
a
keg,
but
but
but
cannabis
was
everywhere
and
I
think
that
was
a
product
of
the
fact
that
it
was
unregulated.
So
you
know
I
hoped
for
a
future
where
teens
experienced
the
same
thing
with
with
with
cannabis,
because
there's
not
that
the
black
market
has
essentially
been
been
thwarted
by
by
industries
like
ours.
F
Our
our
percentage
in
Colorado,
it
typically
hovers
around
60
to
65%
flower,
which
is
the
smokeable
marijuana
and,
and
you
know,
30
to
35
sorry
35
to
40
percent
of
concentrates
in
edible,
so
that
that
encompasses
absolutely
everything
not
not
just
edibles
edibles
are
actually
as
small
or
usually
closer
to
5
to
10
percent,
but
also
oils
and
and
rubs
and
and
CBD
capsules
and
and
everything
under
the
Sun.
So
that's
where
we
hover
in
Colorado
I,
don't
know
I,
don't
think
the
market
will
be
too
different
once
it
matures,
but
that's
our
best
guess.
F
A
F
F
And
that's
actually
a
conversation
that
we're
having
internally
right
now,
because
you
know
we
have.
We
have
a
50,000
square-foot
facility
approved
in
Fitchburg
Colorado
for
cultivate.
Sorry,
it's
rigged
Massachusetts
for
for
cultivation,
and
you
know
we're
probably
looking
at
building
out.
You
know
we're
just
we're
just
pulling
building
permits
right
now,
so
we're
going
to
begin
the
construction
process
in
q1
of
2018
and
where
we
2018.
D
F
We,
you
know,
we
would
love
to
build
the
entire
thing
out
at
once,
but
we
think
that
might
be
excessive,
but
we
are
we've
determined,
a
bare
minimum
to
be
about
40%
of
it,
which
will
which
will
provide
approximately
400
pounds
and
of
flower
monthly
between
our
three
dispensers.
We
also
have
a
dispensary
approved
in
Fitchburg
and
one
in
Watertown.
We
anticipate
Dorchester
being
the
most
busy,
but
the
breakdown
of
those
numbers
is
in
is
in
our
materials
and
and
we're
very
confident
in
meeting
that
demand.
F
It's
it's
a
poor
business
decision
for
us
to
go
to
market
the
way
that
knowing
the
treatment
access
did
and
to
have
to
be
running
out
of
product
I
mean
that's,
that's
a
bad
look
for
any
company,
I
mean
I,
don't
know
how
they
retain
customers,
I
mean
customer
retention
must
be
down
and
people
go
in
and
they
say
well,
this
is
they've
ran
out
or
I
have
to
come
back,
it's
it's
a
it's
a
hassle
and,
and
it's
it's
it's
ultimately
not
a
good
business
practice.
So
we
are.
F
F
F
There
are
always
as
the
potential
I'm
not
gonna,
say
it's
absolutely
impossible,
but
we
we've
learned
our
lesson
in
Colorado
and
what
not
to
do
through
through
not
just
the
fact,
that's
three
years
of
me
owning
my
own
business,
but
also
a
handful
of
years
before
that,
working
in
other
businesses,
where
there's
been
loss,
usually
it's
not
due
to
an
infestation,
actually
it'll
be
due
to
not
passing
a
test.
So
essentially
you
would
you
would
say
you
know
you
have
a
full
harvest,
you,
you
know
everything
gets
ready
to
go
to
market.
F
It's
it's
not
cheap,
but
you
know
millions
of
dollars
worth
of
manufacturing
equipment,
but
making
sure
that
we're
preventing
an
environment
in
which
those
kinds
of
you
know
in
which
the
pests
and
the
mildew
and
the
molds
can
can
thrive
as
well
as
standard
operating
procedures.
We're
in
and
have
to
you
know,
change
change
their
clothes
before
they
come
in
and
they
leave.
F
You
know
pretty
much,
not
not
quite
hazmat
suits,
but
really
really
kind
of
preventing
any
sort
of
cross-contamination,
even
between
rooms
in
the
facility
we've
we've
we've
tweaked
and
tailored
those
SOPs
over
the
course
of
several
years
and
we're
really
comfortable
with
where
we
stand.
It's
also
pretty
fortunate
that
the
collar
that
the
Massachusetts
testing
requirements
are
very
similar
to
those
in
Colorado.
So
we
kind
of
know
what
we're
up
against
and
and
have
you
know,
kind
of
created
the
the
procedures
over
the
last
several
years
in
which
to
be
successful
in
that
environment.
E
F
I'm
hoping
to
physically
be
located
in
the
Dorchester
facility
because
it's
gonna
it's
it's
actually
two
stories
and
right
now
we
have
the
the
first
floor
is
three
thousand
square
feet
which
would
be
full
sales
floor
and
upstairs
just
dedicated
the
corporate
office
I'd.
You
know
out
of
anywhere
that
we
have
it's
closest
to
where
I
live,
so
that
that
that
is
the
intention
for
that
to
be
a
corporate
office,
I.
F
Think
as
we
grow
as
we,
hopefully,
as
we
do
well,
I
I
think
it
might
be
in
our
best
interest
to
have
an
office
downtown.
You
know
people,
you
know
again
there's
this
is
a
very
political
and
finance
based
industry
and-
and
you
know
it
might
make
sense
for
a
company.
That's
that's
located
in
several
places
throughout
the
state
they
have
a
corporate
headquarters,
downtown
but
I
think
at
the
beginning
it
will
be
there
in
Dorchester
just
simply
isn't,
because
we
have
the
office
base.
F
The
region
I
think
for
here
is
a
three
mile
radius,
essentially
I
think
it's
a
you
know
the
Dorchester
most,
the
Dorchester
South
Boston
a
little
bit
of
the
south
end
and
a
little
bit
of
Roxbury
and
JP.
But
you
know,
essentially
you
know
we
put
together
these
projections.
For
again,
our
other
locations
are
Watertown
and
Fitchburg
weary
of
dispensaries.
In
Watertown
we
said
it
was
going
to
be
more
of
a
five-mile
radius.
It's
a
little
bit
more
suburban
in
Fitchburg.
E
F
Miles
from
the
facility
I,
you
know
again:
I,
don't
think
that
people
are
gonna,
be
traveling,
that
much
further
than
three
miles
three
miles
in
Boston
can
take
twenty
minutes.
If
not,
if
not
more,
whereas
you
know
ten
ten
miles
in
Fitchburg
we're
right
on
Route
two,
we
would
easily
pull
business
from
Westminster
and
Leominster,
but
around
here
that's
the
difference
of
going
from.
You
know
Braintree
tool
in
which
no
he's
gonna
do
for
further
medical
marijuana,
so
that
was
kind
of
our
calculation.
There
great.
E
C
Anyone
who's
utilizing
drugs,
alcohol,
causing
a
concern
for
the
quality
of
life
of
the
neighborhood.
We
would
be
working
with
Boston
Police
to
address
those
issues
identifying
if
Boston
Police
isn't
there
that
those
issues
are
going
on
working
with.
If
police
intervention
is
not
the
appropriate
medicine
for
that
situation,
you
know
making
a
call
or
appropriate
referral
to
the
shelter
Commission
of
the
Boston
police
street
outreach
team
or
Public
Health
Commission,
or
you
know,
Gavin
House
or
any
other
group
that
can
kind
of
put
all
resources
we
can
to
dealing
with
these
issues.
C
So
we
used
to
have
similar
programs
back
when
I
was
the
chief
when
we
worked
with
all
the
agencies
in
the
city
and
the
community
groups
and
residents
to
try-
and
you
know,
fix
the
fix
the
problems.
If
it's
lights
are
out-
and
you
know
it's
a
call
to
the
mayor's
office
to
let
them
know,
and
we
can
help
you
know,
make
that
call
and
be
eyes
and
ears.
That's
what
we're
hoping
to
be.
A
F
Yes,
actually
believe
it
or
not.
You
know
our
we're
open.
Those
are
pretty
much
exactly
our
hours
in
Colorado.
Well,
actually,
up
until
very
recently,
the
the
City
of
North
Kansas
extended
our
South
10
o'clock.
So
after
you
know,
in
order
to
compete
with
some
neighboring
communities
that
are
doing
that,
so
we
just
extended
our
hours,
Darryl
10,
but
for
the
last
three
years
it's
been
8
to
8
and
it's
it's
pretty
consistent
across
the
board.
F
I
mean
I,
can't
I
can't
speak
to
that
and
entirely
because
they're,
the
closest
competitors,
I
think
I
mean
Patriot,
is
up
and
down
town
there's
only
one:
that's
open
in
Boston
right
now
and
I,
don't
and
and
and
I,
don't
know
the
other
and
I
think
there
are
open
seven
days
a
week,
but
I
don't
know
there.
I
don't
know,
there's
been
five,
others
approved
and
I.
Don't
know
what
they're
proposed
hours
are
because
they're
not
open.
C
Yeah
and
just
like
CVS
and
Rite
Aid,
you
know
they
they're
open
on
Saturdays
and
Sundays
and
people.
You
know
things
come
up
and
you
know
maybe
you
you're
a
patient
who
uses
intermittently
because
you
have
chronic
pain
and
when
you're
pain
leave
us
up.
You
want
to
get
the
medicine
and
if
that's
Monday
through
Friday
great,
but
sometimes
it
might
be
awful
hours
a
weekend.
And
then
it's
like
community.
F
D
F
D
And
my
last
question
would
be
how
many
jobs
are
in
the
well.
This
is
a
couple
questions:
how
many
jobs
in
the
dispensaries
and
like
how
do
we
get
people
that
may
live
around?
You
know
be
a
ground-floor
job
for
somebody
that,
in
in
seven
or
eight
years
or
ten
years,
could
be
looking
at
their
own
dispensary
yeah.
F
Of
course,
so
so
you
know
we
were
looking
at
about
15
jobs
or
so
for
that
in
for
the
Dorchester
dispensary
and
that's
not
including
security
personnel,
you
know
possibly
closer
to
20
as
we
as
we
get
this
year.
One
thing
as
far
as
local
hiring
that
that
we've
that
we've
talked
about-
and
that
is-
is
we've
done
in
Colorado
as
we
made
that
pledge
to
the
city
of
northglenn
back
when
I
was
going
through
hearings
there
in
2013-2014.
F
You
know-
and
you
know
we
said
that
we're
gonna
we're
gonna,
do
everything
in
our
power
to
hire
residents
of
this
community
in
order
to
give
back,
and
if
you
go
to
our
store
today,
there's
there's
at
least
I,
think
I,
don't
know
exactly,
but
I
think
at
least
three
or
four
that
you
know,
employees
that
are
from
Northland
and
whose
resumes
went
to
the
top
of
the
pile
immediately
because
they
were
from
that
community.
So
everyone
wants
to
work
in
the
in
the
marijuana
industry.
F
F
Exactly
so,
that's
that's
the
way
it's
working
in
Massachusetts
right
now
and
that's
late
used
to
work
in
Colorado
I.
Imagine
as
the
industry
matures
that
it'll
be
more
similar
to
other
states
where,
if
somebody
is
interested
in
working
in
the
industry,
they
go
and
get
their
their
badge
their
certification
essentially,
and
then
they
start
making
applications.
F
A
Good,
so
that
will
conclude
today's
hearing
with
respect
to
dark
at
1
488
a
hearing
regarding
a
medicinal
marijuana.
Dispensary
had
50
clap
Street
in
Dorchester
worked
closely
with
the
lead
sponsor
in
producing
a
committee
report,
with
the
anticipation
of
trying
to
have
something
at
our
next
council
meeting.
So
I
appreciate
you
all
taking
the
tenant
comitia
to
participate
in
the
panel
discussion
and
we'll
get
something
draft
that
and
work
with
my
colleagues
and
try
to
get
a
vote
out
as
soon
as
possible.
Right
thank.