Despite a statutory deadline of April 15, the state Department of Health will wait until April 28 to announce the eight companies that will receive licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana.
The agency sent an email to 59 applicants last Thursday asking for fingerprinting information that would allow the department to review their criminal history. The department requested that the applicants submit the information by Tuesday.
Peggy Leong, who manages the state’s medical marijuana dispensary program, said in a press release that some applicants are traveling abroad and weren’t able to submit their fingerprinting information in time, prompting the decision to delay the announcement.
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