A Merriman Valley shopping center owner has filed a complaint in Summit County Court of Common Pleas, seeking to overturn Akron City Council’s approval of a nearby cannabis dispensary.
The complaint, the latest opposition to the proposed business, was filed by Crossings Development, which owns Valley Centre Plaza. It’s located on the west side of the North Portage Path and West Portage Trail intersection — across the street from a former CVS site on West Portage Trail, where Huron-based OPC Cultivation LLC hopes to launch the dispensary.
The court litigation seeks to overturn Akron City Council’s 7-5 vote on Jan. 29 that authorized a petition from a cannabis company to purchase the lot and open a dispensary…