Legal Pot Business Could Bring Westfield Tax Revenue, But Some Smell Trouble
If the majority public sentiment voiced by residents at Thursday’s listening session of the Westfield Cannabis Commission is any indicator of what the town council will decide, the possibility of Westfield-based marijuana businesses could be snuffed out or severely limited.
The cannabis commission heard from a bevy of residents opposed to allowing legal marijuana operations in Westfield, even as other residents noted the potential tax revenue that could be gotten by allowing cannabis operations in town.