A cannabis micro cultivator is hoping to come to Manchester after filing an application with the town earlier this week.
RAD Holding Corp., which names Hartford resident Shawn Devon Howell and Suffield resident James L. Daddario as principals, filed a special exception permit with the Manchester Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday to operate an indoor cannabis micro cultivator facility at 82 Colonial Road.
According to information from the town’s database, the application is still in the staff review period and a public hearing hasn’t been scheduled.
The staff review should be completed later this month, according to the town.
In August, RAD Holding Corp. was named one of two social equity micro cultivators moving ahead with the state’s provisional licensing process.
RAD is one of several prospective cannabis businesses eying to open in Manchester, which has been welcoming to the industry since town officials drafted zoning guidelines for cannabis last year.
In June, Fettle received zoning approval from the town to open an equity joint venture recreational cannabis dispensary at 91 Hale Road. The company had its six equity joint venture dispensaries approved by the state in September, and the Manchester project is the furthest along.
In July, multistate operator Curaleaf applied to open a hybrid dispensary at the former Friendly’s restaurant on Buckland Street. The Planning and Zoning Commission later approved a permit for the application in September, and Curaleaf announced it would be moving its existing Hartford dispensary, currently only for medical use, to the site.
According to documents submitted to the town, Curaleaf signed a 10-year lease for the property on March 28. The parcel is owned by Manchester CT Realty Ventures LLC.
