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Council approves two special permits for cannabis businesses, sets local hiring and safety conditions

5033056 · June 20, 2025
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The Holyoke City Council approved two special permits: one for a marijuana cultivation facility and one amendment adding an extraction booth to a marijuana manufacturing facility. Both permits passed with conditions including local-hire targets and fire department approval; the final vote was 9 in favor, 1 opposed and 1 abstention.

The Holyoke City Council voted Tuesday to approve two special permits for cannabis operations with conditions requiring local hiring targets, tax compliance and safety approvals.

The council acted on committee recommendations to grant a special permit to Mass Cannabis Growers Cooperative LLC for a cultivation facility at 1 Cabot Street (item 32) and to grant an amendment permit for Blue Fox Brands Inc. at the same address to add a C1D1…

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