FALL RIVER – The city’s second and third adult-use marijuana dispensaries have been granted provisional licenses to sell recreational marijuana after a Thursday vote by the state’s Cannabis Control Commission.

Hope Heal Health, which opened a medical dispensary on West Street in February, and Greener Leaf, which intends to convert a former laundromat on Rhode Island Avenue into a dispensary, were approved by state officials April 4.

While a provisional license does not allow either business to begin selling recreational marijuana, Hope Heal Health CEO John Rogue said Thursday that it does represent the state signing off on each business’s finances and security plans.

“This feels great after being four years into this process,” said Rogue.

The vote triples the number of Fall River businesses licensed to sell recreational marijuana. Northeast Alternatives had been the first dispensary approved and began recreational sales in January.

Because Greener Leaf only recently applied for the building permit needed to demolish the inside of the laundromat where it wants to move, it will still be months before the business is able to open. Rogue estimated that sales at his dispensary will likely begin within 60 to 90 days, as that’s how long it usually takes the CCC to grant a full license.

“You have to be realistic because at this point, we’re depending on them to come in. It’s going to be 60 to 90 days, but it could be sooner and we hope it’s sooner,” he said. “We’re operational in all areas so it should be straightforward.”

Rogue said his dispensary will have to undergo one final inspection by state officials before the final license is granted.

Hope Heal Health converted two floors of a 172,000-square-foot former mill building on West Street into a mixed dispensary, cultivation, and marijuana processing space. When the dispensary opened for medical sales in February, Rogue said the company would likely expand into the mill’s two other floors as well.

The laundromat Greener Leaf plans to move into is 1,400 square feet and next door to Guimond Farms, which is owned by Greener Leaf President Charles Saliby. Despite several attempts, Saliby could not be reached for comment.

Thursday’s announcement puts Hope Heal Health and Greener Leaf further ahead in a pack of nearly a dozen businesses in various stages of opening marijuana dispensaries, processors or cultivation facilities in Fall River. Thus far, Mayor Jasiel Corriea has granted local approval to 11 applicants. Pending approval from the state, Fall River could have as many as eight dispensaries.

In a public meeting last week, Giving Tree Health Center CEO Brian Bairos said construction of his proposed Pleasant Street dispensary could begin in May with sales possibly starting as early as late summer.