New medical marijuana dispensary opens its doors, becoming 13th in NJ
A new medical marijuana dispensary opened its doors in New Jersey Tuesday morning, becoming the 13th in the state.
The state Department of Health announced it had awarded TerrAscend, a Canadian cannabis company, its permit to dispense marijuana from its Phillipsburg storefront, The Apothecarium.
The dispensary planned to begin serving patients by appointment Tuesday and to hold a grand opening on Nov. 30. It’s the first of three dispensaries TerrAscend plans to open in North Jersey in 2021. In addition to their growing facility in Boonton Township, according to the company.
“With production at our Boonton cultivation and manufacturing facility scaling up. We have assembled a comprehensive portfolio of high-quality cannabis products and brands to serve this rapidly growing market. ” Greg Rochlin, CEO of TerrAscend Northeast, said in a statement.
“As with all of our Apothecarium dispensaries, we are committed to providing patients with quality medical cannabis in a welcoming environment with empathy, education, and ongoing personal support.”
The marijuana medical dispensary will offer flowers, oils, pre-rolls, capsules, tinctures, and topicals, according to TerrAscend.
TerrAscend received one of six highly competitive licenses to open a medical facility in 2018. But now that New Jersey voters have approved a ballot question to legalize marijuana, the dispensaries also have a shot at selling to a legal marijuana market, which many estimates could include more than 1 million customers.