Fine Fettle has received approval from Stamford’s Zoning Board to convert its newest medical cannabis dispensary into a hybrid retail location.
The Stamford Zoning Board this week voted 3-1 to allow Fine Fettle to sell recreational marijuana as a hybrid cannabis dispensary. The 5,200-square-foot facility at 12 Research Drive opened in late February. It’s the company’s third location in the state.Â
According to a report from Stamford town officials, Fine Fettle shares the building with ACME Sign Co., and the surrounding businesses are mostly commercial and light industrial users not conflicting with Fine Fettle’s operations.
“With this application you have the opportunity for [a recreational dispensary] to be implemented at the perfect location — this is in the middle of Research Park far away from schools, residences, and it could really economically bolster this area of Stamford,” said Meaghan Miles, Fine Fettle’s representation from law firm Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey. “This isn’t a company that wants to now get in the game because it’s legal in Connecticut, they’ve been doing this for years.”
Company officials said the converted Stamford facility would have 12 registers to account for the increase in customers.
Fine Fettle’s two other medical marijuana dispensaries, located in Newington and Willimantic, have already received approval from their respective municipal zoning boards to convert to a hybrid model. Company officials already submitted applications to the state to convert those two shops into hybrid retail establishments. It will now do the same for the Stamford location.
When converted to a hybrid model, each Fine Fettle dispensary will have between 15 and 25 employees, company officials have said.
Fine Fettle owns three of the state’s 18 licensed medical marijuana dispensaries. The company was founded in Connecticut but has since spread to other states, including cultivation, processing and retail businesses in Massachusetts and a processing facility in Rhode Island. Fine Fettle also has acquired a license to operate in Georgia.
It’s still not clear when recreational marijuana sales will begin in Connecticut, but state officials have targeted the end of this year.
