Correction: After some more checking, the city’s legal department concluded this was the second pot shop application Bremerton has received. The first was received back in July for a location on Kitsap Way. The city recommended it be rejected because it was too close to a park.
As we reported last week, a prospective Bremerton marijuana shop owner got lucky in a license lottery redo.
Plans for the proposed shop, called Sensibility, appear to be moving ahead quickly.
The Liquor Control Board sent Sensibility’s application to the city for review Friday. The city will determine whether the location at 1107 N Callow Ave. meets local code and make a recommendation for approval or rejection to the liquor board within the next few weeks.
Assistant City Attorney Mark Koontz said it’s the first marijuana retail application Bremerton has received for review (pot shop HWY 420 is just outside city limits). The state will allow two recreational pot shops within city limits.
The liquor board will vet Sensibility’s application to ensure it meets state rules, including the 1,000-foot buffer imposed around parks, schools and other public areas frequented by children.
