A Codman Square cannabis dispensary is planning a relocation to a nearby space while an operator from Brockton hopes to set up a delivery service from the Washington Street storefront that the dispensary is vacating.

Jeff Similien, who owns and operates LowKey Dispensary at 571B Washington St. at Lyndhurst Street, told members of the Codman Square Neighborhood Council (CSNC) at their March meeting that he intends to relocate toward Four Corners, at 420 Washington St.

Similien told The Reporter this week that he plans to vacate his current space in June, a move prompted by a legal dispute with a former business partner, he said, which led to the sale last summer of the building that includes 571B Washington St.

“It took us a while to go back and forth and get to a point where we could negotiate,” he said. “We made them an offer to buy the building and started to work with them to be able to stay in our location. It didn’t work out.”

The new owner of the building operates a cannabis business called Legal Greens, based in Brockton, which intends to seek to open a delivery-only business, according to Mark Bouquet, chief operating officer of Legal Greens, who noted that he grew up in Dorchester on Stanton Street.

The city of Boston has scheduled an abutter’s meeting online for April 8,at 6 p.m. to consider Legal Green’s license proposal to allow them to be a “marijuana courier and marijuana delivery operator.”

Bouquet said they have operated for four years in Brockton and purchased the Codman Square building with the intent to be a landlord to Similien, but the finances didn’t work out.

“We were not looking to move into this so quickly. The plan was to collect rent payments as a landlord for a period of time,” he said. “If Jeff wanted to be there for 25 years, we’d have worked out a lease for that. It didn’t work out and we have a mortgage to pay, and we hope to make this profitable.”

Similien, meanwhile, is seeking community support to bring his LowKey retail operation to 420 Washington St. under a new corporate structure and with a new license.

“We also outgrew our building and felt relocation would be a great thing,” he said. “I do understand there are concerns, but I hope this is something the community will support us on so we can keep our business going and I can fulfill my dream of being a Black man from the community who has persevered through many adversities and opened up despite the obstacles. I have never had any issues in Codman Square.”

During the March 5 CSNC meeting, held via Zoom, Similien also asked that the CSNC join an effort with some elected officials calling for there to be only one retail dispensary permitted in Codman Square.

Council President Ruthzee Louijeune has signed on for that effort and in support of Similien’s good standing in the community. Councillor Brian Worrell is also in favor of the one-dispensary cause in Codman Square, but with a caveat.

“I wrote a letter saying that Jeff has been an outstanding member of the community,” he said. “I’m only in support of having one marijuana dispensary in the Codman Square area, but nothing about Jeff’s being the only one. I offered that he’s been doing a good business in Codman Square.”

Legal Greens noted that their proposed operation would not be a dispensary, only a courier operation, and they don’t believe it would conflict with Similien’s efforts down the street.

“We in no way wanted to be in Jeff’s way; we’ll let him do what he wants to do here to be successful,” said Bouquet.

For their part, SNC members said they remain confused and need more information from both parties. They noted that they have never supported any dispensary, and that the former SnapChef building at 420 Washington St. is actually in the Four Corners catchment area.

Similien said he has been in a process with Four Corners neighbors and hopes he can gain their support and get a fresh start there, though some concerns exist about the business being next to several churches and Mother’s Rest Park.

“We’ll take the lessons learned and experiences and hopefully move to this location and do everything correctly,” he said. “It’s me. I’m from here. I want to see the community thrive and that’s been the goal from day one.”