{"id":447,"date":"2021-08-13T14:19:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T14:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/CBMikgFodHRwczovL3d3dy5qb3VybmFsaW5xdWlyZXIuY29tL3Rvd25zL2Vhc3RfaGFydGZvcmQvZWFzdC1oYXJ0Zm9yZC1wemMtdG8tcmVndWxhdGUtY2FubmFiaXMtc2FsZXMvYXJ0aWNsZV85MjZiOGMwZS1mYzQxLTExZWItYmQyZi02Zjg0ZjkzMGJmNTAuaHRtbNIBAA"},"modified":"2021-08-13T14:19:00","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T14:19:00","slug":"east-hartford-pzc-to-regulate-cannabis-sales-journal-inquirer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thcinct.com\/?p=447","title":{"rendered":"East Hartford PZC to regulate cannabis sales – Journal Inquirer"},"content":{"rendered":"
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EAST HARTFORD \u2014 Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday discussed regulations for cannabis-related businesses.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Concerns included where dispensaries and production facilities should be allowed, what permits would be required for each, and how close retailers can be to buildings such as schools and liquor stores. Members also discussed potential complications with existing zoning regulations for medical marijuana facilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Town Planner Jeffrey Cormier said the basis for regulation of retail marijuana production and sale will be a modification of the town\u2019s medical marijuana regulations, which have been in place since 2013. He said a draft will be presented at the commission\u2019s next meeting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThey can certainly tweak it and adjust it how they see fit with further workshops,\u201d Cormier said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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John Ryan, chair of the commission, said even if what they have isn\u2019t perfect, it will give the Planning and Zoning Commission something to fall back on when businesses approach them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cBy doing this, we\u2019re basically creating some ground work to protect us,\u201d Ryan said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Cormier said that even though the state will begin granting licenses in October, companies are already reaching out to towns to begin the process of bringing their business in.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cWe have received several calls from people who are trying to feel out the town,\u201d Cormier said, adding that many of them were companies located in Massachusetts looking to expand into Connecticut.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Commission members agreed that retail marijuana production facilities should be relegated to the I-2 industrial district, where medical marijuana production facilities are allowed. Cormier said medical marijuana dispensaries are currently zoned for the B-3 business district, and proposed zoning for retail dispensaries would look similar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Commission member Travis Simpson proposed issuing a moratorium on marijuana sales, but the commission decided it was too early for such an action.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cThere\u2019s things we have to find or prove first,\u201d Hank Pawlowski, vice chair of the commission, said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Simpson said the commission would also have to look at what existing and new permits may allow people to do under new legislation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cYou could potentially have people growing in their garages,\u201d Simpson said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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