Board of Health approves marijuana license opposition letter and septic variance.
Health · Meeting of April 8, 2026
Bourne Board of Health approves non-opposition for third marijuana establishment. Chair Robert Collett, William Meier, and Donald Ellis voted unanimously to issue a non-opposition letter for Bourne Cannabis, LLC to operate a dispensary at 694 MacArthur Blvd, the third such license application allowed under current bylaw regulations. The board also unanimously approved a variance allowing a replacement septic leaching facility at 854 Scenic Highway to be positioned 135.8 feet from a bordering wetland, 14.2 feet closer than the standard 150-foot setback, after Health Director Kaitlyn Shea confirmed Conservation approval.
A tobacco sales violation case against Cape Cod Smoke Shop was continued to the next meeting pending a full quorum to vote on the first-offense charge.
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Source: the Health meeting of April 8, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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