The state has received 19 applications from groups hoping to open one of three new medical marijuana facilities in southern Connecticut.
Officials with the Department of Consumer Protection said 19 entities applied ahead of Friday's deadline.
The DCP said they will grant licenses to three of the applicants to open new facilities in New Haven and Fairfield counties.
"We are pleased with the number of applications received and are ready to begin our comprehensive review process," DCP Commissioner Jonathan Harris said in a statement Friday.
Licenses will be granted by early 2016. according to the DCP.
