State's 3rd Marijuana Dispensary Approved, It's Near Northampton

The state's third medical marijuana dispensary has been approved just miles from Bucks County. Ilera Healthcare in Plymouth Meeting is expected to be ready to sell within the next four months, officials said.

"With each announcement of dispensary approvals, we are getting closer to providing medical marijuana to patients with serious medical conditions who desperately need this medication," Governor Wolf said in a statement. "Once the growing process is completed and the dispensary receives medication, patients and caregivers with medical marijuana identification cards will be able to purchase medication."

Patients that have a medical marijuana identification card will be able to purchase at Ilera. To get a card, you must first be approved by a doctor participating in the program. There are 24 doctors in Bucks County who have been approved to participate in the state's medical marijuana program. See the list here.

Before approval, dispensaries are required to undergo numerous inspections, authorities said. Ten more dispensaries have been cleared to begin marijuana operations.

The state's medical marijuana program was signed into law in April 2016. Full implementation of the program, including the approval of more locations to sell to patients, is expected at some point in 2018.

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