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Two Companies Chosen To Dispense Medical Marijuana In Westchester NY

Submitted by Marijuana News on Tue, 08/04/2015 - 08:45

Roughly one year after New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo passed the Compassionate Care Act—which will allow doctors to recommend and prescribe medicinal marijuana for certain illnesses starting in 2016—New York State has finally granted its first medical marijuana licenses. Last Friday, a total of five organizations were selected to produce and distribute medical marijuana across the state. The companies that were selected include Bloomsfield Industries Inc., Columbia Care NY LLC, Empire State Health Solutions, Etain LLC, and PharmaCann LLC. Of these five, Etain and Empire State Health Solutions will operate dispensaries in Westchester County. The state plans to implement the program and begin distribution by January 2016.

For these organizations, the road to the license was competitive, to say the least. A total of 43 applications were submitted to the New York State Department of Health, and all underwent an extensive vetting process to determine which would be granted...

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