For Immediate Release: 3/30/2016 9:51 am
Worcester, MA (March 30, 2016) - City Manager Edward M. Augustus announced Wednesday he will provide a letter of non-opposition to Prime Wellness Centers, Inc. to locate a Registered Marijuana Dispensary at 0 Pullman Street, Worcester.
This is the second letter provided to a Registered Marijuana Dispensary in Worcester. The City recently provided a letter of non-opposition to Good Chemistry of Massachusetts, Inc. to locate a dispensary at 9 Harrison Street.
As a condition of receiving the letter, Prime Wellness Centers has signed a community host agreement equivalent to the one signed by Good Chemistry. The agreement will pay the City $100,000, plus 1.5 percent of gross sales revenue, during the first year of operation. In the second year, they will pay $150,000, plus 2 percent of gross sales revenue. They will pay $200,000, plus 2.5 percent of gross sales revenue in the third year and all subsequent years of operation in the City. Prime Wellness Centers will also contribute $10,000 annually to public charities or causes of its choosing benefiting the neighborhood.
As part of these agreements, the City has agreed to approve no more than four Registered Marijuana Dispensary facilities, and no more than one in any neighborhood. Prime Wellness Centers has also received a letter of non-opposition from the Town of Shrewsbury to open a dispensary at 235 Hartford Turnpike (Route 20).
