FAIRHAVEN — IN EARLY OCTOBER, TIM KEOGH, WHO WAS THEN THE BOARD PRESIDENT OF COASTAL COMPASSION, SPOKE ABOUT THE OPENING OF A MEDICAL MARIJUANA FACILITY AT 2 PEQUOD ROAD.
At that time, Keogh guessed doors would be open “in the fourth quarter of 2017.” However, following scheduling delays and the holiday season, the dispensary has both rebranded and begun scheduling appointments.
Now operating under the name Bask Inc., Keogh stated in an email that the dispensary will be “doing a soft launch over the next two weeks with appointments only.” Those appointments will be booked exclusively through its website, https://www.cometobask.com/.
Not only is the growing area five times larger than in Fairhaven, but the entire Freetown facility was designed with the benefit of lessons learned. There are vast improvements in workflow, processing, kitchen design, drying, trimming, and every other facet of commercial cannabis production. The new place is also more Earth-friendly and energy-efficient, Dickerson says. For starters, the plants will be grown in hybrid greenhouses, using sunlight that is augmented with artificial lighting. By comparison, cultivation in Fairhaven has relied on 100 percent artificial light, which pushed the electrical bill to more than $20,000 a month.