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The New York State Department of Health has selected five organizations to manufacture and dispense medical marijuana in New York and Brightwaters Farms in Utica is not one of them.

Brightwaters Farms was one of 43 groups to submit an application to the DOH.

The five manufacturing sites will be located in Queens, Monroe, Fulton, Warren and Orange Counties. Three dispensaries will be located in Onondaga County.

"Today's announcement represents a major milestone in the implementation of New York State's Medical Marijuana Program and keeps us on track to have the program up and running within 18 months of passage of the Compassionate Care Act" said New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker.

The state's medical marijuana program is set to begin in January of next year.

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