Broome County will be getting a medical marijuana dispensary but not a manufacturing facility that could have brought up to 200 jobs to the area.  Empire State Health Solutions will locate a dispensary at 589 Harry L. Drive in Johnson City.  New York State is working toward implementing a medical marijuana program by the start of 2016.

The New York State Health Department reports that out of 43 applications, five were chosen to manufacture and dispense medical marijuana under the state's Medical Marijuana Program.

Salus Scientfic, based in Syracuse, was one of the applicants who did not receive a license.  They had hoped to set up a manufacturing site at the former Giant Market offices on Oakdale Road in Johnson City.  If they had gotten approval they had hoped to bring as many as 200 jobs to the area.

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