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State readies medical pot dispensary applications


Posted: Apr 11, 2012 8:30 PM EDT Updated: Apr 11, 2012 8:46 PM EDT

By Phil Benson - email





© CBS 5
PHOENIX (CBS5) -
Applications for certificates to operate a medical marijuana dispensary in Arizona will start being accepted May 14, the Arizona Department of Health Services said.

The state will launch and oversee up to 126 dispensaries.

ADHS will start reviewing applications as they come in beginning on May 14, said Will Humble, ADHS director. The department will stop taking applications at 5 p.m. on May 25.

Humble said his staff will have 30 working days to review the applications and applicants will have 20 working days to submit any documents or information that were missing during the review.

ADHS expects to begin awarding Medical Marijuana Dispensary Registration Certificates on Aug. 7.

Humble said if there's only one qualified applicant in a Community Health Analysis Area, that applicant will be awarded a registration certificate. The department be holding a random drawing in early August to award registration certificates in CHAAs with more than one qualified applicant.