Two medical marijuana dispensaries coming to Erie County

Two of the five companies selected to grow and sell medical marijuana in New York will open dispensaries in Erie County, the state announced Friday.

But none of the companies selected are from Western New York.

The five licensees are: Bloomfield Industries Inc., Columbia Care NY LLC, Empire State Health Solutions, Etain LLC and PharmaCann LLC. The Health Department released only the company names and the counties where they will set up their manufacturing centers and their dispensaries. The closest manufacturing site will be in Monroe County. Bloomfield Industries and PharmaCann will each have a dispensary in Erie County.

The five businesses will set up and operate four dispensaries each throughout New York, for a total of 20 sites statewide, and must have their products ready to sell by early January.

They were among 43 companies that applied by the early June deadline for a license under the state’s Compassionate...

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