Georgia hemp farmer ready to fight city hall after they denied the sign for his CBD and coffee shop
A farmer trying to open a shop in Dahlonega’s town square is now fighting city hall, over his sign.
Henry Ostaszewski already operates a successful 10-acre hemp farm. Now, he’s ready to expand and open up a shop in downtown Dahlonega.
He says that city leaders originally said everything was fine for his hemp store, but then they changed their minds.
“It’s a success, but there’s definitely some hurdles and barriers,” Ostaszewski said. “It has that small-town mentality, everyone is friendly and welcoming.”
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He showed Channel 2′s Dave Huddleston the floor plan and told him that everything was going well to open this spring until he submitted a sketch of what the outside sign would look like it. It says “blue 42 market, cannabis, coffee USA.”
But that’s when everything went wrong. He got a permit saying he could install the sign. But later got another letter that said the sign was denied. Why? The word “cannabis,” and that gold image in the middle depicts a hemp flower or bud.
“I’m going to appeal this, obviously, I have an attorney and we will appeal this and find the reasons they say it doesn’t meet their community standards,” Ostaszewski said
WSB-TV emailed the mayor. She responded, “Our city, like almost all cities, has a normal appeals process which has not been used. I really…
