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New Jersey’s first medical-marijuana dispensary wins clearance to begin selling
New Jersey’s first medical-marijuana dispensary wins clearance to begin selling
New Jersey’s first medical marijuana dispensary has been cleared to begin selling the drug to patients who register with the state Department of Health.
After weeks of setbacks, Greenleaf Compassion Center received a permit Monday to open for business in a former drug paraphernalia shop in Montclair, Essex County. The nonprofit organization will be allowed to offer only strains with reduced potency.
Health Commissioner Mary O’Dowd said Greenleaf had passed its final inspections, but could not say when the dispensary would open for business. Asked if it would do so before the end of the year, she said: “I would expect that.”
In August, when patients could begin signing up, O’Dowd had anticipated that Greenleaf would start dispensing marijuana in September. On Monday, she would say only that Greenleaf would open when it was ready. (Hefler, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Sales should spike on November 7th after Obama loses the election and his fanboys need to anesthetize themselves….