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Council hears zoning change to allow up to four independent cannabis-testing labs; Urban Affairs signaled to review

2445422 · February 24, 2025
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A public hearing considered an amendment to Marlborough’s zoning code to increase the allowable number of independent cannabis-testing laboratories from one to four in limited-industrial districts west of I‑495. Supporters said testing labs bring jobs and tax base; the council closed the hearing and sent the matter to Urban Affairs.

The City Council heard a proposed zoning amendment to allow up to four independent testing laboratories for cannabis products, expanding the current allowance of one lab in Marlborough.

Speaker Mike Ossing presented the proposal, saying it would raise the city’s limit from one to four independent testing labs, permitted only in industrial or limited‑industrial districts west of I‑495.…

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