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NY state to announce medical marijuana licenses by end of week; Saugerties site in running

Submitted by Marijuana News on Wed, 07/29/2015 - 15:01

New York state health officials plan to announce by the end of this week the companies selected to operate medical marijuana growing operations and dispensaries.

A spokesperson for the state Department of Health said Tuesday that the agency intends to identify the chosen applicants for five available licenses by Friday.

The program is expected to begin next year. Patients with certain diseases — including cancer, AIDS, Lou Gehrig’s disease and epilepsy — will be allowed to get prescriptions to obtain forms of the drug that are edible or vaporized, but not smoked.

Forty-three organizations have submitted applications for a license.

Applicants with Hudson Valley ties are:

• New York Growing Partners, which wants to develop of a medical marijuana farm on Kings Highway in Saugerties.

• Valley Agriceuticals, which wants to operate a grow operation in the Orange County town of Wallkill.

• Empire State Compassionate Care, which wants to...

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