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The long-delayed dispensary in southern Delaware is expected to open in a few weeks, saving Sussex County medical marijuana card holders from having to drive more than an hour to Wilmington for their pot.

The Vineyards in Lewes looks like any other mixed use development near Delaware's beaches. The development on Rt. 9 west of Rt. 1 in Lewes features some retail businesses on the first floor, with apartments above. But inside one of those storefronts is a very different type of business. Inside is the First State Compassion Center's second medical marijuana dispensary.

Inside, the dispensary looks very similar to your local bank branch, featuring a long counter with separate windows for patients with valid medical marijuana cards to pick up their pot. "According to Delaware law, a person is allowed to purchase three ounces in a 14 day period, and possess no more than 6 ounces in a 28 day period," said Mark Lally, a former Delaware State Police trooper who runs FSCC facilities in Wilmington and Lewes.

The company's Wilmington dispensary was the first in the state to open in 2015. The Lewes dispensary will open sometime later this spring. "I imagine we'll start out here somewhere with around 500 patients to open with, and I expect that to double in about six months," Lally said during a media tour of the Sussex center.