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Twisted Growers and related delivery company ask Select Board to revisit cannabis host-community agreements; board defers vote
Summary
Two companies tied to a cultivation/production site at 415 Millennium Drive asked the Select Board to consider a consolidated approach: a retail and a social-equity delivery operator located at the same Millennium Drive site; the board deferred action pending further review of host-community agreements and local permitting.
Representatives for Twisted Growers and TG Delivery asked the Select Board to revisit prior host-community agreements and to consider allowing a delivery operator and retail activity to be consolidated at 415 Millennium Drive.
Attorney Phil Silverbend (as introduced in the meeting) and company representative Bethany Sirota explained the two proposed business models: a delivery courier (a social-equity company that picks up orders from retail outlets and delivers locally) and a delivery operator (a warehousing/distribution model that purchases product and sells directly for delivery). TG Delivery's proposal would pair a 2,500-square-foot space for warehousing/delivery at the Twisted Growers cultivation site with a separate retail permit that the company asked to consolidate at the Millennium Drive location.
Silverbend said Twisted Growers originally proposed retail at 200 Millennium Circle and cultivation/manufacturing at 415 Millennium, both of which had host-community agreements on file in earlier rounds. Because the market and licensing rules have changed, the companies now prefer to consolidate operations at 415 Millennium for efficiency and to support a social-equity delivery company that would be 51 percent owned by an eligible owner.
Select Board discussion and next steps: Town counsel advised the board that host-community agreements are location-specific and that the town is in the process of reviewing its outstanding HCAs in light of legislative and regulatory changes. Board members and counsel recommended deferring any vote until the town finishes reviewing outstanding HCAs, and the board asked the applicants to return with a specific site plan and any updated permit materials needed for local permitting bodies. The board also discussed outreach and timing with the state Cannabis Control Commission (CCC).
Why it matters: The request would reshape how cannabis retail and delivery operate in Lakeville by concentrating cultivation, manufacturing, warehousing and delivery at a single site. The proposal includes a social-equity delivery operator that, if approved, would require local host-community approval and a state license. The board did not vote to approve any HCA or local permit on Monday and asked staff to work with counsel to clarify the next steps and any statutory requirements.
