Bismarck  (Valley News Live) The North Dakota Department of Health is accepting applications for entities interested in obtaining a registration certificate to operate a dispensary in the Devils Lake, Dickinson, Jamestown, and Minot regions under the North Dakota Medical Marijuana Program.

Applications will be accepted through February 26, 2019 at 3 p.m. central time.

“The four regions represent the third and final open application period for dispensaries,” stated Jason Wahl, director of the Division of Medical Marijuana. “We anticipate entities being selected in these four regions near the end of March or beginning of April.”

In 2018, the NDDoH selected dispensaries eligible for certification for the Bismarck/Mandan, Fargo, Grand Forks, and Williston regions.

No additional dispensary open application periods are anticipated.

An applicant must determine which region(s) they will be applying for.

The same legal entity may apply in multiple regions but can only hold one registration certificate under the Medical Marijuana Program.