The City of Fall River has decided to extend the
moratorium on acceptance of applications for adult-use marijuana establishments.

 

 The City
requires additional time to enact a comprehensive cannabis zoning ordinance intended to
mitigate potential impacts to surrounding neighborhoods and to protect the public health, safety,
and general welfare of the community at large.

 

The City expects to accept new applications once
the cannabis zoning ordinance is enacted.

 

To date, Fall River has entered into Host Community Agreements (HCAs) with thirteen
cannabis entities, allowing for the cultivation, manufacture, and/or sale of marijuana at fifteen
different city locations. Three of these companies (Northeast Alternatives, Sunnyside, and
Nature’s Medicine) are currently open for business, while another three cannabis businesses are
expected to open in the near future.

 

 Additional cannabis businesses are expected to open their
doors once they receive state approval from the Cannabis Control Commission.
There is no cannabis zoning ordinance currently in place in Fall River, which has raised
concern from residents located in close proximity to existing cannabis businesses

 

. In order to
minimize future negative impacts to our residents and businesses, it has been decided that the
most prudent course of action is to hold-off on the issuance of additional HCAs until cannabisspecific zoning is enacted and the effects of the new influx of cannabis businesses are better
known.