Proposed Austin cannabis cra grower gets neighbor pushback

Ald. Ervin asks for more community outreach before he can suppor t project

By IGOR STUDENKOV Staff Reporter

A minority-owned company looking to open a cannabis craft grower in Austin got pushback and some support during a March 17 community meeting organized by Ald. Jason Ervin (28th) at West Austin Development Center, 4920 W. Madison St Candence Team is a minority-owned company with two West Side natives among the ownership team – record producer Carl Terrell Mitchell, who raps as Twista, and concer t promoter Rawle Stewar t. The company has two craft grower licenses, and they are looking to open one dispensary on the West Side and one dispensary on the South Side, because they believe that this is where the businesses would do the most good. For the West Side location, they are looking to buy the for mer Moo & Oink grocery store, 4848 W. Madison St., which has been vacant since 2011.

Throughout the March 17 meeting, co-owners in attendance, as well as event promoter Juan Teague, who is helping them with community outreach, said