A local medical marijuana company is hoping to bring its business to Jackson Township as one of its three locations in Western Pennsylvania.

Solevo Wellness, formerly known as Keystone Relief, is currently preparing plans for a location on Jackson Pointe Drive in Jackson Township.

“We're trying to get in by the end of the year,” Dr. Robert Capretto, Solevo Wellness chairman and licensed orthodontist, said. “The architect is working on the plans, then they'll go to the township.”

While Solevo has yet to put its plans before the planning commission, Capretto said both the township and the community members it has engaged with have been receptive to the company, and it hopes to continue to build relationships in the township.

The business also hopes to employ dozens of residents in the area.

“We'll have 35 jobs or so,” Capretto said. “We'll have nurses; we'll have pharmacists, security people, we'll have well-trained people who handle the products.”

Solevo is hoping to be in place and ready to operate by the end of the year.

A full report will appear in the Butler Eagle.