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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.

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?

How 1 Mashpee Cannabis Dispensary Hopeful Plans to Benefit 3 Local Businesses

How 1 Mashpee Cannabis Dispensary Hopeful Plans to Benefit 3 Local Businesses

The Town of Mashpee is still ironing out its process to determine who will be awarded the 1 available retail dispensary license from the pool of 6 applicants, but that doesn’t mean we can’t speculate on what might happen…