Medical Marijuana dispensary proposed in Lake Success

Joe Nikic

A Staten Island-based company is proposing to locate a medical marijuana dispensary in the unincorporated section of Lake Success, according to the application filed with the state Health Department.

Bloomfield Industries Inc. was announced in July as one of the five organizations the health department issued registrations to manufacture and dispense medical marijuana under New York State’s Medical Marijuana Program.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Compassionate Care Act in July 2014, which would allow patients who suffer from designated medical conditions to be certified by their physicians to receive medical marijuana.

Bloomfield, which is proposing to locate the facility at 2001 Marcus Ave., would open the dispensary Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., according to the application.

Efforts to reach the Town of North Hempstead building department regarding a town application from Bloomfield were unavailing.

It would be the only medical marijuana dispensary in Nassau County.

The Medical Marijuana Program is expected to be implemented by January 2016, according to the health department.

The health department began accepting registered organization applications on April 27, which included a non-refundable $10,000 application fee and a $200,000 registration fee which would be refunded should the applicant be denied.

Bloomfield also applied to open dispensaries in Manhattan, Syracuse, and Williamsville, a suburb in Erie County, as well as a main manufacturing center on Borden Avenue in Long Island City.

The proposed Lake Success dispensary would be named the Lake Success Patient Resource Center.

Bloomfield expects its manufacturing facility to be operational by December 2015, according to their website.

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