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A medical marijuana company has taken a second swing at blocking a new dispensary from setting up shop just blocks away from its new Jersey Shore location.

Compassionate Care Foundation, which has operated a dispensary in Egg Harbor Township since 2013, opened a new satellite dispensary Saturday on the Atlantic City Boardwalk. It comes just weeks after the state Department of Health gave another dispensary, MPX NJ, the green light to start growing marijuana in nearby Pleasantville with plans to open its own dispensary this year.

Compassionate Care has taken issue with MPX’s potential proximity for a year, first filing for a stay in the process in February 2019, two months after the Health Department gave MPX one of six new coveted licenses.

A state appellate court last April denied the motion, ruling that the standard of irreparable harm was not met. MPX had argued against the stay, noting the appeal of the licenses would likely have time to play out before the dispensaries opened, according to the filing.

On Monday, Compassionate Care filed a new motion for a stay.

“They placed a dispensary within a few blocks from our facility,” said David Knowlton, chairman of the board of the company. “The issue is not so much competition as it is access and fairness.”

The state’s medical marijuana program began with just six dispensaries, leading to long drives and shortages in supply as the program has grown to include some 70,000 patients.

The health department put out a call for new licensees in 2018 and awarded six new dispensaries, including MPX. But Compassionate Care has argued such a decision does not further the health department’s goal of expanding patient access to medical marijuana.

Atlantic City has welcomed the dispensaries as much-needed revitalization of the area.

Since that first filing, the those licensed for dispensaries have made moves. Rise, a dispensary in Paterson that received a license along with MPX in late 2018, has already opened its doors. Two others have begun to grow marijuana. Meanwhile, an appeal against the licensing decision brought by five rejected applicants continues to play out.

At the time of the denial, the court did say Compassionate Care could seek another injunction if circumstances changed and irreparable harm became imminent. That’s what happened when Compassionate Care opened its satellite dispensary Friday, according to the company.

“If a stay is not granted now, MPX and the other applicants will soon open, likely rendering this appeal moot,” the company argued in its motion filed Monday. “CCF will thereby be irreparably harmed because it will have forever lost its ability to challenge the [health department’s] decision to allow MPX to pursue its Atlantic City facility.”

It also notes that a second Atlantic City dispensary will not cut down on commutes for those in South Jersey counties like Cape May, Burlington, Gloucester and Salem, where there are no dispensaries.

Beth Stavola, the chief strategy officer and director of MPX, did not respond to a request for comment Monday.

Amanda Hoover can be reached at ahoover@njadvancemedia.com. Follow her on Twitter @amandahoovernj. Find NJ.com on Facebook.

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