CommCan closes Southborough marijuana dispensary, expands in Rehoboth
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Marc (left) and Ellen Rosenfeld, two of the three siblings who own the marijuana business CommCan.
Millis cannabis firm CommCan is consolidating its operations, having closed its medical-only Southborough dispensary and transferred that license to a joint adult-use and medical dispensary in Rehoboth.
“You see what's happening in the industry, so any way we can save money, we’re doing it,” said Ellen Rosenfeld, one of three siblings who own CommCan.
Tuesday was the first day medical license sales were available in Rehoboth. The Southborough location at 255 Turnpike Road officially closed on Wednesday, said Rosenfeld.
The Southborough location closure by the independently-owned CommCan came in the same week Florida-based multi-state operator Trulieve said it was withdrawing from the Massachusetts market and closing dispensaries in Worcester, Framingham, and Northampton.
The Southborough dispensary was CommCan’s only location strictly selling to customers with medical licenses. The company is moving its medical license sales from that location to its operations in Rehoboth at 150 Barney Ave. CommCan operates another medical and recreational dispensary in Millis. It plans to open an additional location in Mansfield in 2024, according to the CommCan website.
The Southborough location was not closed due to a lack of recreational sale ability, said Rosenfeld.
“That location would not have supported it,” said Rosenfeld, citing the location’s small size and lack of parking.
The decision to close was a business decision to consolidate operations, said Rosenfeld.
The Southborough location was CommCan’s only rented dispensary property, said Rosenfeld. She credited the landlord as well as the Town of Southborough for being supportive of the business since the location opened in 2018.
All staff from the Southborough location were dispersed to other CommCan operations, Rosenfeld said, avoiding layoffs.
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