A proposal to allow retail cannabis shops to open in more parts of Providence has business owners split over whether they’d welcome those businesses in their neighborhoods. Dispensaries are currently only allowed to open in a specific industrial zone in Providence, mainly because of the size of the space needed to grow cannabis. But with
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This is not at all what I said. I did question the proximity to schools and I said I don’t think it would be a good fit. I said I’d like business to come to the area that are going to stay in business and I don’t see that happening with a dispensary. I also said I think the availability of affordable, organic produce and foods in neighborhoods is more of an issue than accessibility weed. And I never said anything about a Wayland Square being an “upscale corridor”. The reporting kept trying to bait me with questions like “Are you worried about the clientele?” to which I said no. But I guess that’s not as interesting and she didn’t get the snotty comments she wanted from me so she made them up. Great reporting!