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Connecticut - By the end of the day Friday, the state had received 42 applications for licenses to either grow or sell medical marijuana. Of those, 16 applications were for production licenses and 26 applications were for dispensary licenses. Friday was the last day to submit an application. All the applicants are based in Connecticut, except for Breakwater Production Facility, a New York-based company, which filed for a production license.
The state Department of Consumer Protection, which is overseeing the state's medical marijuana program, released the names of the applicants late Friday. Although it included where the applicants are based, it did not include the towns or cities where applicants intend to open dispensaries or production facilities. "We're not releasing any of the details until the process is complete," said William Rubenstein, commissioner of the consumer protection department. "We want to keep the integrity of the competitive review process."
Municipalities that have approved proposals for production businesses include New Britain, Middletown, Watertown, Bridgeport, Meriden and West Haven. Of the 42 applications, Rubenstein said, 36 were submitted Friday. "The program had a busy day," Rubenstein said. Rubenstein said he and the department's review team will begin the process of evaluating the applications Monday. He said the plan is to award three production licenses and three to five dispensary licenses near the beginning of the new year.
"We're looking forward to seeing the applications and getting the product flowing to the shelves to get it to the patients who need it," he said. By all accounts, the application process was an involved one. Erik Williams, chief operating office for Biltin Advanced Propagation, a company that applied to open a production facility in New Britain, said the company's application was 851 pages.
Tom Macre, of C-Three, said his company's application for a production license came in at just under 1,000 pages and his dispensary license application was 400 pages. Finishing them was a months-long process that took a team of almost 20 people, including his son and daughter. The applications had to be wheeled in on carts, he said. C-Three has applied to set up a production facility and dispensary in Waterbury.
Those seeking a production license had to pay a $25,000 application fee, and aspiring dispensary owners had to pay a $1,000 fee. Rubenstein said the money will go into a special fund for running the medical marijuana program. Some of the applicants for production licenses have said they're prepared to begin growing marijuana almost immediately after receiving a license and would have product ready to sell by summer.
The state approved the final regulations for the medical marijuana program in August. To qualify for a medical marijuana certification, a patient must be diagnosed with one of the following debilitating medical conditions: cancer, glaucoma, HIV, AIDS, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity, epilepsy, cachexia, wasting syndrome, Crohn's disease or post-traumatic stress disorder.
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The state Department of Consumer Protection, which is overseeing the state's medical marijuana program, released the names of the applicants late Friday. Although it included where the applicants are based, it did not include the towns or cities where applicants intend to open dispensaries or production facilities. "We're not releasing any of the details until the process is complete," said William Rubenstein, commissioner of the consumer protection department. "We want to keep the integrity of the competitive review process."
Municipalities that have approved proposals for production businesses include New Britain, Middletown, Watertown, Bridgeport, Meriden and West Haven. Of the 42 applications, Rubenstein said, 36 were submitted Friday. "The program had a busy day," Rubenstein said. Rubenstein said he and the department's review team will begin the process of evaluating the applications Monday. He said the plan is to award three production licenses and three to five dispensary licenses near the beginning of the new year.
"We're looking forward to seeing the applications and getting the product flowing to the shelves to get it to the patients who need it," he said. By all accounts, the application process was an involved one. Erik Williams, chief operating office for Biltin Advanced Propagation, a company that applied to open a production facility in New Britain, said the company's application was 851 pages.
Tom Macre, of C-Three, said his company's application for a production license came in at just under 1,000 pages and his dispensary license application was 400 pages. Finishing them was a months-long process that took a team of almost 20 people, including his son and daughter. The applications had to be wheeled in on carts, he said. C-Three has applied to set up a production facility and dispensary in Waterbury.
Those seeking a production license had to pay a $25,000 application fee, and aspiring dispensary owners had to pay a $1,000 fee. Rubenstein said the money will go into a special fund for running the medical marijuana program. Some of the applicants for production licenses have said they're prepared to begin growing marijuana almost immediately after receiving a license and would have product ready to sell by summer.
The state approved the final regulations for the medical marijuana program in August. To qualify for a medical marijuana certification, a patient must be diagnosed with one of the following debilitating medical conditions: cancer, glaucoma, HIV, AIDS, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, damage to the nervous tissue of the spinal cord with objective neurological indication of intractable spasticity, epilepsy, cachexia, wasting syndrome, Crohn's disease or post-traumatic stress disorder.
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Website: 42 Applications To Grown Or Sell Marijuana Submitted - Hartford Courant
