Hundreds of applicants have asked for licenses to grow or sell medical marijuana in Pennsylvania -- including dozens in the state's southeastern corner -- but officials on Wednesday said they would not disclose the locations of any proposed facilities.
Officials said they received more than 500 packages by the March 20 submission deadline, and have sifted through 258 applications. Among those were 31 applications to grow and process medical marijuana in Philadelphia or its suburbs, and 61 to dispense the drug in an eight-county region including the city.
Pennsylvania will give out 12 grower licenses.
The department on Wednesday disseminated a two-column, six-page table listing only corporate entity names of applicants of grower and dispensary licenses. Click here to read more at Philly.com
