The “Green House” located inside the historic Hopetoun Alpha building was officially opened by Green Party co-leader and Auckland Central MP Chlöe Swarbrick on Friday afternoon.

Whakamana Cannabis Museum founder Abe Gray confirmed one rich-lister has committed more than half a million dollars into the scheme, with ongoing commitment still to be finalised.

Gray said the Green House incorporates a legal medicinal cannabis dispensary, the reopened Whakamana Cannabis Museum, the Calyx Clinic specialist medicinal cannabis prescriber, and a medicinal cannabis patient’s social club, alongside future food and beverages.

Gray said the business wants to get liquor licensing for specific events, but wanted to showcase a different way to “revitalise the nighttime economy”.

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