Great Barrington — The town will soon find itself in court against two marijuana dispensaries over Host Community Agreements. Over two weeks after marijuana establishments Theory Wellness and Community Growth Partners, which owns Rebelle dispensary, threatened to sue the town over the previously signed Host Community Agreements, the companies filed their lawsuit in Middlesex Superior Court against the town on Thursday, March 14.
Back on February 27 through a letter from attorney David Rich with Todd & Weld LLP of Boston, marijuana establishments Theory Wellness and Community Growth Partners threatened to sue the town over the previously signed Host Community Agreements. The companies are demanding that the town return over $5 million that they paid the town over the years as part of the agreements.
Theory Wellness signed its Host Community Agreement with the town on October 17, 2016, and another one on June 18, 2018.
Community Growth Partners signed its Host Community Agreement with the town on March 20, 2019.
In his letter, Rich claims that both companies were “… forced to tender to the town millions of dollars in unlawful Community Impact Fees, legal fees and additional costs, payments, and reimbursements.” Rich also claims that the town “…