Marijuana In Waltham: Proposed Retailer Eyes Bear Hill Road

WALTHAM, MA — Another marijuana dispensary is eying Waltham.

The owners behind Thrive Cultivation and Dispensary are holding a virtual community outreach meeting at 6 p.m. April 21 about the proposed marijuana retail establishment. The shop would be situated at the office building at 235 Bear Hill Rd. This is the first step in a lengthy process to possibly bring their shop to fruition.

Thrive already is working on opening a cultivation and dispensary in Shirley that was approved by that municipality last year. That took some two years, the Lowell Sun reported.

The family behind A. Cardillo and Sons contracting, Kristin Bowels, Michael Cardillo, Anthony Cardillo Jr. are behind the new company, according to the state's Cannabis Control Commission.
A Cardillo and Sons, is an excavating and general contracting company comprised of three generations of the Cardillo family for more than 60 years.

The Bear Hill Road address lists Dakota Partners LLC, a local real estate development business, and Ladybug LLC as owners of the property.

This is not the first marijuana establishment to eye Waltham.

Most recently, Damon Schmidt who owns Waltham Cannabis, Inc. held community outreach meetings, where neighbors grilled him on plans. He was set to come before the zoning board and then the city council this year, before the business earlier this month had its application withdrawn.

That shop would have been situated in the area between the Highlands and Cedarwood near Route 95. The building at 1256 Main St. will have parking for about 20 cars.

In November 2019 the city approved a new ordinance that puts the responsibility for negotiating and executing host agreements in the hands of the mayor. It is common for a mayor's office to negotiate a community host agreement and then send it to a City Council for approval.

Here's how to join the meeting: click here.
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