

Highbrow remains the only business that has applied for a recreational marijuana retail license from Bath, according to Averill.Įarlier this month the Maine Office of Marijuana Policy announced state license applications are open to business owners. Doherty said he has applied for both licenses and is waiting for approval. Should the store gain site plan approval next month, it will still need to obtain both local and state retail licenses. Their Waldoboro location, which was the first to open in April 2017, required a second presentation. “For their particular project, there were some staff questions that the applicant needs to address.”ĭoherty said the chain’s Topsham and Manchester locations, which opened in September 2017 and July 2018, respectively, received planning board approval at their first presentations. “For example, we could see they had enough parking, but we had questions about landscaping and traffic flow,” Averill said last month. The owners first appeared before the Planning Board last month but were denied approval after board members found holes in their formal application. “This is the way Bath wants us to do it.”

“Every site has its challenges,” said Doherty. The owners could appear before the Planning Board as early as next month in the hopes of gaining planning board approval. “I think just about everyone would appreciate something different than what’s there now.” “The building has been vacant for over a decade and it’s a pretty big eyesore,” said Doherty.
