MARLBOROUGH – A marijuana dispensary at 505 Boston Post Road West is one step closer to expanding its hours.
During the Urban Affairs Committee meeting on Oct. 13, attorney Brian Falk presented the request on behalf of Vedi Naturals LLC doing business as Kosa Dispensary at 505 Boston Post Road West.
The current hours at Kosa Dispensary are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The request is to expand those hours to Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
At the City Council meeting on Oct. 4, Falk told council members that “Kosa has been a good member of the business community” since it opened a few months ago.
“They have a better understanding of customer preferences,” he said about the request to expand hours.
He added that the hours would be similar to Garden Remedies, which is another marijuana dispensary on Boston Post Road East, as well as package stores.
According to its website, Kosa sells a variety of edibles, concentrates, CBD products and more.
The committee voted unanimously to modify the special permit to expand the hours. The permit will be sent to the city solicitor for final adjustments before it returns to the City Council.
During the Oct. 17 City Council meeting the councilors referred the special permit modification to the solicitor to put it in the correct format.
“I completely support this,” said Councilor David Doucette. “I’m fine with this, but I think the councilors need to be aware that the hours of the dispensaries are actually getting less.”
According to Doucette, the dispensaries are finding that the demand for their products isn’t as high as it was previously.
“It’s fine for this, but we’re into that other stage where we’re past the mad rush to get the stuff because it’s available whenever you need it,” he said.
Laura Hayes contributed to this report.
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