I don't see much evidence of any push back from to

I don't see much evidence of any push back from town residents. No matter the issue there always will be those who oppose change but I believe, based on the large scale absence of opposition at the July 15 meeting, overall the town residents understand this is not like having a drug dealer move into your neighborhood or a crack house next to a school. This is not any different that if it were big pharma wanting to open a manufacturing facility - some might think the production of oxy might pose a risk and criminals may attempt to break into the facility but their overriding fears are misplaced. Far easier to hijack the transport moving the drug than to break into the facility making it.

It all comes down to HC granting a license, waiting for the town to announce their zoning amendments, and waiting to see where site #1 and site #2 fall into as regards the zoning amendment. If the value added designation on the land (buildings don't count) remains, the zoning amendment application will find its way through council and the OMB. Nothing shareholders can do. If town residents attend the council meeting when the vote is taken on the zoning amendment application and present their opposition to it, they then can, if the town approves the application, , attend the OMB hearing 20 days after the town council decision, to air their concerns and objections. The OMB has the final say and there is no appeal process beyond that. If they approve it, nothing anyone can do.

In some respects, because this is a new venture, the current processing limitations could be a plus. The company could process smaller amounts, hone their processes and iron out any problems they might have and when/if the designation is removed, they have some first hand expertise at processing, and then ramp up using the smaller staff numbers to train the extra staff that will have to come in to help process that first 50,000 lbs.

Part of the image problem medical mj has is the Health Canada insisting the only way to use the drug is to smoke it - reinforcing the negative image many older people have - those damn hippies idea. The official stance of the federal government and Health Canada is the only reason they are allowing this is the courts have forced them to so they are being draconian in their handling of it.