New marijuana dispensary in Springfield to be built on vacant lot – WWLP.com

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – There will be a groundbreaking ceremony for a new $2 million dispensary in Springfield on Tuesday.

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Embr Dispensary will be in the Pine Point section of Springfield and was selected by Mayor Domenic Sarno in the second round of Adult-Use Cannabis Proposals. It will be located on the Boston Road between Morton Street and Lamont Street also known as the former Russell’s Restaurant site.

The new building will be constructed on the vacant by Sweitzer Construction along with a “one-of-a-kind community pocket park.”

Mayor Sarno states, “This dispensary is the first in the city to be built ground-up and was selected as part of my administration’s second round of Adult Use Cannabis proposals.  This is a significant investment of $2 million in our Pine Point neighborhood on a vacant lot that had been neglected for years. I want to thank the representatives from Embr Dispensary and their team for their belief and investment in our Springfield. This project will not only bring more of that good four-letter word, Jobs, including construction jobs and jobs in retail once the facility is built and

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