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New Jersey Issues Permit To State's Fifth Medical Marijuana Facility

CRANBURY, N.J., (CBS) -- The New Jersey Department of Health announced on Wednesday that the fifth facility allowed to dispense medical marijuana in the state has received a permit.

The permit was issued to Breakwater Treatment and Wellness in Cranbury, Middlesex County and allows the facility to operate as an Alternative Treatment Center (ATC).

Breakwater is the state's fifth ATC and the second in the state's central region. The announcement comes less than two weeks after the opening of South Jersey's second ATC, Compassionate Sciences Alternative Treatment Center.

Facility officials announced that they will open on Thursday, October 15 beginning at 10:30 a.m. They will see people by appointment only.

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