BUCHANAN – Buchanan City Commissioners are putting the brakes on a proposed new recreational marijuana business in the city.
The action came at Monday night’s City Commission meeting which also featured action on joining the state’s Redevelopment Ready Communities program.
The commission heard from representatives with Tranquility Fields at start of the meeting which once again was held remotely because of COVID-19 pandemic gathering size restrictions. Representatives said they hope to open a new microbusiness marijuana business and have an option on a property on E. Front Street in Buchanan through early January.
Edward Santangelo told commissioners that the company has a franchise business model with offering local community members the chance to own a small business and participate in cannabis.
“Our model is to give support to local franchise owners and support local communities,” he said.
He and two other company representatives calling into the meeting said that a new state law goes into effect March 1 that allows businesses to sell recreational marijuana without having first had a medical marijuana license. They said they are ready to go with 55 franchises around the state.
Commissioners voted to not review the Tranquility Fields proposal until they receive a recommendation from the city’s planning commission. Even…
