Three medical marijuana-related applications recommended for approval by Planning Commission at its regular meeting last week were up for final approval from City Council at its regular Monday evening meeting.
Applicant Salvador Avila of Broken Arrow requested a Specific Use Permit to open Purple Moon dispensary at 821 East Dewey Avenue, in the middle space of the unoccupied brick building just east of Senor Pablo’s Mexican Restaurant and west of Guts Church, on the northwest corner of Linden and Dewey.
Avila cited increased sales tax revenues and the elimination of a vacant commercial space as potential benefits to the City, and despite opposition from a nearby church at the Planning Commission meeting, which prompted a discussion about how many dispensaries is too many, an explanation from Urban Development Director Nikki Howard on OMMA’s stance on restrictive zoning quelled the debate.
City Council approved the application.
An application to allow medical marijuana processing for the assembly of pre-rolled marijuana cigarettes at Michael McSweeney’s dispensary in the former dog grooming space just east of Torchy’s Bar on Dewey was approved. (The dispensary application itself was approved by City Council in June.)
Howard emphasized that no other types of processing at this location are being requested or will be allowed; this is simply a service the applicant would like to add to his retail business.
Lastly, an application by IM Sapulpa, LLC/Daniel Regan to operate a medical marijuana grow and processing facility in a heavy industrial zone at a vacant property on South 57th West Avenue, just east of Highway 66 and south of Mark Allen Buick GMC, was approved.
