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  • NJ MEDICAL MARIJUANA GROWERS AND SELLERS

The six legally-sanctioned growers and sellers for New Jersey's medical marijuana have just been announced by the New Jersey Health Department. They are called Alternative Treatment Centers (ATC's)

They six ATC's are:

Breakwater Alternative Treatment Center, Corp., Ocean, Central Region; ATC would be located in Manalapan, Monmouth County.

Compassionate Care Centers of America Foundation Inc. (CCCAF), Jersey City, Central Region; The ATC would be located in New Brunswick, Middlesex County.

• Compassionate Care Foundation Inc., West Trenton, Southern Region; The ATC would be located in Bellmawr, Camden County

• Compassionate Sciences, Inc. ATC, Sea Cliff, NY, Southern Region; The location of the ATC is undetermined, but will be located in either Burlington or Camden County

• Foundation Harmony, Cliffside Park, Northern Region; The ATC would be in Secaucus, Hudson County

• Greenleaf Compassion Center, Montclair, Northern Region; The ATC would be in Montclair, Essex County


The regional breakdown is as follows:

Northern Region: Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Morris, Passaic, Sussex and Warren

Central Region: Hunterdon, Middlesex, Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset and Union

Southern Region: Atlantic, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Salem

The six winning applicants were selected from among 35 applications submitted by 21 applicants. Several applicants applied to operate multiple ATCs in multiple regions. The applications were scored by a five-member selection committee comprised of three employees from DHSS, and one each from the departments of Agriculture and Community Affairs. The maximum score was 1,500 points—300 per selection committee reviewer. The scores for the applicants selected are: CCCAF, 1,289 points; Foundation Harmony, 1,287; Compassionate Care Foundation, 1,263; Breakwater ATC, 1,262; Greenleaf Compassion Center, 1,237 and Compassionate Sciences, 1,171.

“This is pioneering territory for the state of New Jersey. We are now one step closer to providing patients with debilitating conditions relief from chronic pain,” said Commissioner Poonam Alaigh, M.D. “The Department anticipates that these ATCs will be operating this summer in the Northern, Central and Southern Regions of the state.”

“The successful applicants presented comprehensive and high quality proposals including sound financial plans and appropriate security measures,’’ Dr. Alaigh said.

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