As the new marijuana industry gains traction statewide, two groups with off-Island ties envision opening multiple retail stores on the Island.

An informational meeting on a proposed site for a recreational marijuana store in Vineyard Haven drew skeptics.

Wesley Nagy told the West Tisbury selectmen Wednesday that he has begun the permitting process to cultivate and sell recreational marijuana on his property at 24 Cournoyer Road.

As legal marijuana use edges closer to the Island’s mainstream, a group of community leaders concerned about potential negative effects on young people has assembled.

With recreational marijuana sales set to begin this summer in Massachusetts, the legal pot industry has yet to fully arrive on the Island.

In West Tisbury discussion continues over how to regulate the Island’s first medical marijuana dispensary.

Island businessman Geoff Rose, who holds the only license to grow and sell medical marijuana, has officially shown interest in obtaining a license to sell recreational marijuana.

A final public hearing by the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commission on the Vineyard last week saw sparse attendance.

Island towns are beginning to grapple with implications of the recreational marijuana law enacted a year ago.

Two members of the newly-appointed state Cannabis Control Commission traveled to the Vineyard Tuesday for a listening session.