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The competition is expanding among applicants vying to open the only medical-marijuana dispensary that will be allowed in Fountain Hills.
Friday is the deadline for submitting license applications to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
So far, the town has approved five zoning-verification applications. The applicants are:
Restaurateur Josh Levine, for a dispensary on a vacant lot at 16935 E. Colony Drive.
Yvonne Wolf, co-owner of Wolf Brothers Construction Co., for a dispensary on a lot at 12008 N. Colony Drive.
The Healing Co., for a dispensary at 17007 E. Colony Drive.
Vladimir Buer of Buer Revocable Trust, for a dispensary at 16913 E. Enterprise Drive.
Douglas Shaughnessy, for a dispensary at 16939 E. Colony Drive.
Bob Rodgers, the town's senior planner, expects the number of applicants to be "fast and furious" for the next few days. "Everybody who has zoning verification will have their names thrown into a hat and one will get picked" for the state license, he said.
The Department of Health Services will be awarding more than 100 dispensary licenses statewide.
So far, no applications have been received for facilities in Fountain Hills and no licenses will be awarded until August, according to the department.
The number of zoning verifications has increased since North Chapel Community Bible Church relocated from an office building at 16929 E. Enterprise Drive.
Numerous applications previously had been rejected, mostly because they were too close to the church. The Healing Co., Buer and Shaughnessy applications were approved after the church relocation.
According to the Healing Co.'s website, it will "immediately establish itself as the model for all caregivers in the state." The Healing has "systems and procedures in place to ensure that all members are screened, verified and monitored in accordance with all applicable laws."
The applicant who receives the license for Fountain Hills will have to return to the town for a business license, Rodgers said. They will then need renovation and construction permits, and will have to meet the construction guidelines outlined in the town's medical-marijuana ordinance.
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Source: azcentral.com
Author: Edward Gately
Contact: Contacting The Arizona Republic
Website: Competition for Fountain Hills lone medical-marijuana facility heats up
Friday is the deadline for submitting license applications to the Arizona Department of Health Services.
So far, the town has approved five zoning-verification applications. The applicants are:
Restaurateur Josh Levine, for a dispensary on a vacant lot at 16935 E. Colony Drive.
Yvonne Wolf, co-owner of Wolf Brothers Construction Co., for a dispensary on a lot at 12008 N. Colony Drive.
The Healing Co., for a dispensary at 17007 E. Colony Drive.
Vladimir Buer of Buer Revocable Trust, for a dispensary at 16913 E. Enterprise Drive.
Douglas Shaughnessy, for a dispensary at 16939 E. Colony Drive.
Bob Rodgers, the town's senior planner, expects the number of applicants to be "fast and furious" for the next few days. "Everybody who has zoning verification will have their names thrown into a hat and one will get picked" for the state license, he said.
The Department of Health Services will be awarding more than 100 dispensary licenses statewide.
So far, no applications have been received for facilities in Fountain Hills and no licenses will be awarded until August, according to the department.
The number of zoning verifications has increased since North Chapel Community Bible Church relocated from an office building at 16929 E. Enterprise Drive.
Numerous applications previously had been rejected, mostly because they were too close to the church. The Healing Co., Buer and Shaughnessy applications were approved after the church relocation.
According to the Healing Co.'s website, it will "immediately establish itself as the model for all caregivers in the state." The Healing has "systems and procedures in place to ensure that all members are screened, verified and monitored in accordance with all applicable laws."
The applicant who receives the license for Fountain Hills will have to return to the town for a business license, Rodgers said. They will then need renovation and construction permits, and will have to meet the construction guidelines outlined in the town's medical-marijuana ordinance.
News Hawk- TruthSeekr420 420 MAGAZINE
Source: azcentral.com
Author: Edward Gately
Contact: Contacting The Arizona Republic
Website: Competition for Fountain Hills lone medical-marijuana facility heats up
