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Council renews cultivation license for Nature's Miracle but denies local retail authorization
Summary
South Berwick renewed a one‑year cultivation license for Nature's Miracle (Eric Bergendahl) but declined to approve a caregiver retail authorization; the council debated whether the location qualifies as a state‑grandfathered nonconforming use and noted a recent notice of violation that was mitigated.
The South Berwick Town Council on May 21 renewed a medical cannabis cultivation license for Nature's Miracle (operator Eric Bergendahl) but voted 0-4 against approving a local medical caregiver retail authorization for the same location.
The council first voted to renew the cultivation license; that motion passed with a 4-0 vote after town staff and the applicant’s counsel confirmed that at least some supporting credentials had been renewed. The renewal was presented to allow the State Office of Cannabis Policy to complete state-level paperwork.
Council discussion on the retail authorization focused on whether the operation is a grandfathered nonconforming caregiver retail store under state law and whether municipal approvals or…
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