OLD SAYBROOK — While appointment-only, customer traffic was a steady stream and moved quickly through a short line at Fine Fettle Dispensary on a recent Thursday, its opening week.
The first cannabis retailer in town was open for business Jan. 19 at 233 Boston Post Road and is one of two cannabis facilities allowed in town by current zoning regulations. The other location is 5 Custom Drive, where a cannabis micro-cultivation facility may open, but no plans have come forward so far, according to town officials.
On opening weekend at Fine Fettle, some 600 customers were served with about 100-plus deliveries, according to store manager Raymond Grabowski.
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Business was so brisk that some 200 cars were turned away over that weekend, according to company officials, who noted that it is the only cannabis retail outlet between Branford and Old Saybrook.
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Under town regulations, the Old Saybrook store is only allowed to operate on a presale, appointment-only basis with customers coming into the facility for pickup, limited to five appointments per 10-minute period.
Town officials are looking forward to the revenue Fine Fettle may generate in tax dollars. By state law, the retailer must tax