Massive Marijuana Greenhouse Could Sprout in Massachusetts

A rendering of a 1 million-square-foot marijuana greenhouse and processing center AmeriCann Inc. hopes to build in Freetown.

On the eve of a vote that could legalize recreational marijuana in Massachusetts, a Colorado company is preparing to build the state’s largest marijuana greenhouse, a sprawling, high-tech complex that could eventually grow to nearly 1 million square feet.

Denver-based AmeriCann, Inc. completed a deal last week to lease a 53-acre parcel for the project near Route 24 in Freetown, where officials have welcomed the company’s proposed Massachusetts Medical Cannabis Center as a potential economic boon.

The facility, to be built in phases over several years, was designed to bolster the state’s struggling medical marijuana program. But if voters here decide to legalize the sale of marijuana for recreational use by adults, AmeriCann expects to speed up construction and would likely rent some of its cultivation space to a retailer of recreational...

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