Ron Strider
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Officials in Gibsonburg and Oak Harbor originally thought they would know this month if companies would be getting state medical marijuana cultivation licenses to build new facilities in those villages.
Instead, the two villages will have to wait a little while longer to see if their communities will get a needed economic boost.
Department of Commerce spokesperson Stephanie Gostomski confirmed that the state would announce which companies will receive the medical marijuana cultivation licenses in November.
"They would have nine months to get their facilities operational and get their certificates," Gostomski said of prospective businesses.
Gostomski said medical marijuana cultivation applications are currently being reviewed by the state.
Gibsonburg Village Administrator Marc Glotzbecker said Standard Wellness Company LLC is still on board to build a proposed 50,000-square-foot medical marijuana production facility at the Clearview Industrial Park, a move that could bring in up to 100 new jobs.
"We've done everything we possibly can. We're anxiously awaiting the decision," Glotzbecker said.
Ohio passed its medical marijuana law in June 2016. The law allows people with one of 21 medical conditions to buy and use marijuana if recommended by a physician.
The Ohio Department of Commerce released applications in April for companies interested in cultivating medical marijuana. The department plans to issue up to 12 level I licenses for up to 25,000 square feet of growing space and 12 level II licenses for up to 3,000 square feet of space.
The department received 185 applications for 24 licenses —12 for large growers and 12 for small growers.
Gostomski said there were 109 applications for Level 1 licenses, and 76 applications for Level 2 growers.
Standard Wellness and Trillium Cannabis, the company interested in building a facility in Oak Harbor, both applied for Level 1 licenses.
Standard Wellness would employ 30 to 40 people by the end of its first year in Gibsonburg, with the possibility of employing up to 100 people depending on patient demand for medical marijuana.
Those jobs would pay between $15 and $25 an hour on average, with a handful of six-figure salaried jobs at the plant.
Oak Harbor Mayor Joe Helle could not be reached for comment on Wednesday.
Trillium Cannabis approached village officials in May about their interest in building a cultivation plant in Oak Harbor, Helle previously said.
Company officials immediately filed for the appropriate permits in Oak Harbor after the council voted to lift a moratorium on medical marijuana cultivation facilities, he said.
The proposed Oak Harbor facility would bring 25 to 30 new jobs to the village, according to Helle, with an average wage around $50,000 annually.
Trillium officials plan to invest $7 million in its proposed 100,000-square-foot facility, which would be built on what is now an empty lot on Lake Street.
Helle said the company has a lease agreement, pending the decision on its state license application, on the property.
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Instead, the two villages will have to wait a little while longer to see if their communities will get a needed economic boost.
Department of Commerce spokesperson Stephanie Gostomski confirmed that the state would announce which companies will receive the medical marijuana cultivation licenses in November.
"They would have nine months to get their facilities operational and get their certificates," Gostomski said of prospective businesses.
Gostomski said medical marijuana cultivation applications are currently being reviewed by the state.
Gibsonburg Village Administrator Marc Glotzbecker said Standard Wellness Company LLC is still on board to build a proposed 50,000-square-foot medical marijuana production facility at the Clearview Industrial Park, a move that could bring in up to 100 new jobs.
"We've done everything we possibly can. We're anxiously awaiting the decision," Glotzbecker said.
Ohio passed its medical marijuana law in June 2016. The law allows people with one of 21 medical conditions to buy and use marijuana if recommended by a physician.
The Ohio Department of Commerce released applications in April for companies interested in cultivating medical marijuana. The department plans to issue up to 12 level I licenses for up to 25,000 square feet of growing space and 12 level II licenses for up to 3,000 square feet of space.
The department received 185 applications for 24 licenses —12 for large growers and 12 for small growers.
Gostomski said there were 109 applications for Level 1 licenses, and 76 applications for Level 2 growers.
Standard Wellness and Trillium Cannabis, the company interested in building a facility in Oak Harbor, both applied for Level 1 licenses.
Standard Wellness would employ 30 to 40 people by the end of its first year in Gibsonburg, with the possibility of employing up to 100 people depending on patient demand for medical marijuana.
Those jobs would pay between $15 and $25 an hour on average, with a handful of six-figure salaried jobs at the plant.
Oak Harbor Mayor Joe Helle could not be reached for comment on Wednesday.
Trillium Cannabis approached village officials in May about their interest in building a cultivation plant in Oak Harbor, Helle previously said.
Company officials immediately filed for the appropriate permits in Oak Harbor after the council voted to lift a moratorium on medical marijuana cultivation facilities, he said.
The proposed Oak Harbor facility would bring 25 to 30 new jobs to the village, according to Helle, with an average wage around $50,000 annually.
Trillium officials plan to invest $7 million in its proposed 100,000-square-foot facility, which would be built on what is now an empty lot on Lake Street.
Helle said the company has a lease agreement, pending the decision on its state license application, on the property.
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