The council is looking at the economic benefits of marijuana sales because “they are talking about as much as 60 jobs (among) the three operations,” she said.

“We could not turn our nose to that. Tax dollars are huge.”

The city looked at a study done for Parachute, Colo., which is similar in size to Wells, Supp said. Parachute sells both recreational and medical marijuana, and the summary of that study says the “retail marijuana in Parachute serves as an immediate and viable option to diversify the economy and generate one-time and recurring town revenues.”

The 2016 study estimated Parachute could receive between $90,000 and $225,000 in sale taxes per year. Excess taxes on unprocessed retail marijuana are estimated at roughly $150,000 per 10,000 square feet of cultivation space.

That Colorado study by BBC Research and Consulting estimated 17 to 43 jobs at the retail level, 15 at the cultivation level and 18 at the manufacturing level with one dispensary, one cultivation facility and one production facility.