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Council allows long‑running medical caregiver to continue operating while city studies ordinance changes
Summary
After extended testimony and legal questions about recent Office of Cannabis Policy guidance, the council voted 4–2 to allow a long‑established medical caregiver retail operation to continue while staff and the planning board work on ordinance language and other compliance steps.
Caribou — The City Council voted 4–2 to permit a locally established medical caregiver retail operation to continue operating temporarily while staff and the planning board prepare ordinance language to align municipal rules with recent Office of Cannabis Policy (OCP) guidance.
Lede: The decision followed lengthy public testimony and legal discussion over whether the caregiver’s site qualifies under OCP’s grandfathering provisions and whether the city has municipal approval language in its code to permit a caregiver retail storefront.
Why it matters: OCP guidance issued in 2024 changed terminology and municipal…
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