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Commission continues contentious Mississippi Street cannabis lounge to March 19 after heavy public turnout
Summary
Faced with dozens of speakers both for and against a proposed cannabis retail outlet with on‑site smoking at 667 Mississippi Street, the Planning Commission continued the discretionary‑review hearing to March 19 and directed the applicant to provide renderings, negotiate hours and consumption conditions, and engage neighborhood groups.
The Planning Commission voted 4–1 on Feb. 6 to continue a highly contested discretionary‑review application for a cannabis retail store with on‑site consumption at 667 Mississippi Street to March 19, citing the need for more neighborhood outreach, renderings illustrating the proposed storefront, and negotiations over hours and any smoking lounge.
Michael Christiansen (Planning Department) framed the application as the conversion of a 4,200‑sq‑ft industrial building into a roughly 1,000‑sq‑ft retail outlet with a 300‑sq‑ft on‑site smoking and vaporizing lounge. The department found the…
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