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Town ordinance allows for only one adult-use marijuana business in Old Orchard, but town councilors say they are open to allowing more after a series of lawsuits and conflicts over awarding the sole license.
The town is accepting applications based on new rules that voters passed in June restricting the size and location of adult-use marijuana stores.
The latest lawsuit challenging Old Orchard Beach's licensing process for adult-use cannabis alleges the town's ordinance was amended last month to unfairly benefit one local company over another.
The size of adult-use marijuana stores in Old Orchard Beach will now have stricter limits than the ones originally put in place by the town council.
Voters on June 13 will decide if the town should place further limits on the size of recreational marijuana stores that some say are designed to benefit only one man.