Facebook restores page for Bellmawr medical marijuana dispensary

TRENTON – Facebook has restored the business page of one of three New Jersey medical marijuana dispensaries it shut down last week for violating the social media company’s policy against promoting the sale of drugs.

An official with Compassionate Sciences in Bellmawr said Monday that it got its Facebook page back over the weekend after removing photos of marijuana and prices.

Another dispensary, Breakwater Treatment and Wellness in Cranbury, created a new Facebook page.

A Facebook page was up for the third dispensary, Garden State in Woodbury, although it was unclear if it was a new page or the original that had been shut down. A spokesman for the business did not return a call seeking comment on Monday night.

Facebook’s advertising policy bans promotion of selling drugs — as well as tobacco and guns — and the medical marijuana pages weren’t spared even though the dispensaries have been legally allowed to operate in New Jersey since 2011.

More than 5,500 patients have registered for medical marijuana in New Jersey and more than 300 doctors have participated.

Facebook did not immediately respond to an email requesting comment.