GREENFIELD — The Board of License Commissioners has approved an entertainment license for Greenmind Fair & Share LLC’s Halloween event planned for Oct. 11 and 12, under the condition that it rebrand to lose its marijuana theme and focus.

Destiny Klein, owner of a local cannabis-based event hosting company, began hosting events at the Franklin County Fairgrounds roughly three years ago. Last month, the Board of License Commissioners revoked her October entertainment licenses for an event dubbed “Halloweed” following allegations that vendors sold psychedelic mushrooms, ketamine and illegal cannabis edibles at a Fourth of July event at the fairgrounds.

Last week, Klein presented her plans for a family-friendly, marijuana-free event at the Franklin County Fairgrounds to replace Halloweed, emphasizing her plans for around-the-clock security, an absence of cannabis products and the event’s new name, “Nightmare at the Fair.”

“As much as last meeting’s allegations broke our heart, we have welcomed the opportunity to show the community the soul of our event. We have corrected all safety issues and doubled down on free merchant workshops, public outreach organizations, music and great Halloween family fun,” Klein told the board. “We’ve really taken every bit of criticism you guys gave us and bounced back with an incredible event.”

In an effort to prevent any future illegal activity at the fairgrounds, Klein said she hired a new security company, Green Mountain Concert Services, to monitor the event, alongside a police detail. Klein added that vendors will see hourly safety walk-through checks alongside two random pop-in inspections each day.

Klein added that she will work with the Health and Police departments to ensure the vendor tables are thoroughly checked prior to the start of the event. She added that event attendees and vendors will be searched upon both entry to and departure from the fairgrounds. She also offered to meet with Mayor Ginny Desorgher and members of the community after the event to ensure the event met all public safety standards.

“People were able to kind of sneak one up on us, do things under the table, and maybe when we weren’t there, come up. We had to make a dramatic change to make sure that isn’t happening,” Klein said. “We’re trying to make some dramatic heartfelt changes to ensure this is an event we can all feel proud of.”

The new event, Klein explained, will feature a human-animal-hybrid-themed haunted house, food and beer vendors, glassblowing demonstrations, live music and a silent disco. Some of the event’s other family-friendly activities include face painting, a pottery class and a collaborative art station.

Michael Nelson, president of the Franklin County Agricultural Society that runs the fairgrounds on Wisdom Way, also spoke at the license review hearing. He said the fairgrounds will not host cannabis vendors that are not licensed with the state’s Cannabis Control Commission.

“We have a complete rules and regulations document that’s being provided to all vendors and all event promoters in the upcoming year that’s going to be contractually tied to their event,” Nelson said. “They include everything from state law to federal law, and it’s going to be strictly enforced for all our events. We’ve been meeting with our neighbors and community leaders trying to find ways to make the fairgrounds and the community better.”

The Board of License Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of granting the entertainment license to Greenmind Fair & Share LLC, under the conditions that the storage, sale or display of cannabis remains prohibited at the event. At the discretion of Greenfield Communications Director Matthew Conway, the event company must also expunge all social media postings advertising “Halloweed.”

Anthony Cammalleri can be reached at acammalleri@recorder.com or 413-930-4429.