The Fremont County Commissioners approved three renewals of medical marijuana licenses during a special meeting Tuesday, Jan. 16. Those licenses include Fremont Cannabis at 1505 Elm St., Canon City (Medical Marijuana Center-Pharmacy); Today’s Health Care at 934 C St., Penrose (Optional Premises Cultivation-Commercial Greenhouse); and High Mountain Medz at 3000 County Road 103, Florence (Optional Premises Cultivation-Commercial Greenhouse).
The Board also held a public hearing for a Today’s Health Care modification that requested four new greenhouses and the replacement of another, as well as a new framed building for storing, curing, and processing. Seven Penrose residents testified against the expansion during the hearing, objecting primarily to the odor and lights from the current facility. Natalie Romolt, representative for Today’s Health Care, said the modification would provide better odor and light mitigation as well as security for the company. The Commissioners tabled their decision until the Feb. 14 regularly-scheduled BOCC meeting at 9:30 a.m.
Also on the agenda, the Board adopted a resolution stating formal findings and justification of the Fremont County Board of County Commissioners regarding the 2017 budget request of the District Attorney for the 11th Judicial District. Board Chair Debbie Bell noted similar findings by the county never had been done in conjunction with a budget, but the Commissioners hoped to clarify their decision with the resolution.