CORNWALL, Ontario – Planning is underway to open a medicinal marijuana packaging and processing facility within city limits.
Sweetleaf Medicinals Inc. is the latest brainchild of Michael Langburt, and aims to offer business services to companies operating within the cannabis industry. Currently, Langburt and his team are seeking a space for their operation.
With hopes of opening shop behind Hood Packaging at 1800 Vincent Massey, Langburt says that rezoning the space is the first hoop they must jump through. Having met with the city’s Planning Advisory Committee (PAC) to further discuss the details involved, Langburt says that there are a lot of factors to be considered.
“We’ve presented our model, but we’re still not sure whether it will be accepted,” said Langburt. “This is the first of many steps we will have to take along the way. There’s a lot of licences that come into play.”
Mary Joyce-Smith, Division Manager for Planning Services says this case is reminiscent of a 2015 proposal to approve a bylaw allowing a medical marijuana facility to open in Cornwall. While the 2015 project never got off the ground, Joyce-Smith says that the city is using the case as a reference point for Sweetleaf.
“Essentially, we are following same protocol and specific zoning bylaws for medical marijuana that we saw in 2015,” said Joyce-Smith. “Many of the same issues will be revisited.”
It may be a long road ahead for Sweetleaf, but Langburt says he is willing to follow the rules to see his vision through.
“We’ve got some good things ahead, and we’re hoping we can move forward with the city’s help,” said Langburt.
