Medical marijuana applicant gets boost from URMC

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A Seneca County company vying for one of five state licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana has gotten a boost for its application from the University of Rochester Medical Center and the Supervisor of the Town of Gates.

Citiva Medical, LLC already has support from officials in Romulus, Seneca County to build a medical marijuana growing facility at the former Seneca Army Depot. Late last month, Gates Town Supervisor Mark Assini urged the the state Health Department to grant the company a license to sell its products “in a properly zoned retail location” in the town. He did not provide specifics.

And, on Monday, Dr. Mark B. Taubman, CEO of University of Rochester Medical Center, also urged the Health Department to grant Citiva a license, noting that “the organization seems to have the scientific and technical expertise to provide the services required by a registered organization.”

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