Reflecting Back & Looking Ahead: Cannabis on Cape Cod

Reflecting Back & Looking Ahead: Cannabis on Cape Cod

The success of the cannabis industry on the Cape will be based on our commitment to normalize cannabis through thoughtful and focused community engagement & education. This is why we have put so much effort into transforming the organization to meet the demands of those goals. Here’s a rundown of what we achieved, and where we are going.

Too Many Cannabis Dispensaries on Cape Cod? A Provincetown Perspective

Too Many Cannabis Dispensaries on Cape Cod? A Provincetown Perspective

The first and second cannabis dispensaries on Cape Cod opened on Commercial Street in Provincetown. Two years later there are five cannabis dispensaries in Provincetown and one more will open soon. Many people are asking: Are there too many cannabis dispensaries on Cape Cod, specifically in Provincetown?

4 Reasons to Vote YES for Retail Cannabis in Orleans

4 Reasons to Vote YES for Retail Cannabis in Orleans

The State’s been looking at this a long time and frankly, so has ORLEANS. All of the potential issues have been resolved, traffic and crime are largely a non-issue. Our town is lucky to have had this time - so that our select board and planners could tailor a SMART plan for a uniquely new industry.

As a result, the plans for Orleans are very reasonable - if these articles are approved the maximum number of dispensaries will be 2, and none will be located in our village center. Some think this is about money - and maybe they’re right - so as the lower Cape’s commercial hub, what is Orleans losing if P-town, Truro, Welfleet and Eastham also all have Cannabis shops planned?