The operators of a retail cannabis dispensary who plan to re-open in a Codman Square storefront have won approvals for a delivery license from the Boston Cannabis Board and are awaiting another board vote for their retail license.
The new business— Legal Greens— intends to operate from the former LowKey dispensary space at 571 Washington St. The previous business closed its doors earlier this summer.
Legal Greens executives Vanessa Jean-Baptiste and Mark Bouquet discussed their plans with neighbors during an Aug. 6 meeting of the Codman Square Neighborhood Council (CSNC). The two licenses will also need state approvals, which Bouquet said could take six or seven months.
Legal Greens has purchased the building and is making space for the courier and delivery, and hoped-for retail. They have hired 12 employees for the courier and delivery operation, with another 12 hired for the expected retail offering.
The company has existing locations in Brockton, and anticipates that this dispensary will be their flagship location in Boston.
“We are coming here to succeed,” Bouquet said.
• In other CSNC news, the city-owned Codman Park is expected to open to the public on Sept. 1, according to Council chair Cynthia Loesch-Johnson. She said they had anticipated a July opening, but delays in construction materials prevented that. The Codman Square centerpiece public art project is expected to be installed in the park by artist Destiny Palmer this month.
Meanwhile, the Angel’s Wings Park in the Codman Burial Ground on Norfolk Street, a Community Preservation Committee project via Second Church in Dorchester, is progressing nicely, church officials said. Crews have paved the walking paths and seating for the amphitheatre has been installed. They said they hope to open soon after the Codman Park in the fall.
The council briefly discussed the announced closure of the Walgreen’s Pharmacy on Washington Street on Sept. 10. Members said they had no information on what might replace the store, and they hoped to discuss the matter in more detail at their Sept. 3 meeting. The store site is a large anchor in the Square and is adjacent to a large municipal parking lot.
