Opposition leads PhytoScience to look for new Bennington dispensary site

Marijuana buds dry with an electronic tag used to track plants. File photo by Elizabeth Hewitt/VTDiggerBENNINGTON — A group seeking to open the first medical marijuana dispensary in the Bennington area has abandoned plans to use an Elm Street site and will explore other locations in town.
William Cats-Baril, CEO of PhytoScience Institute LLC, said Wednesday that, after speaking with town zoning officials about a vacant building at 345 Elm St., the group will seek an alternative site.