Members of the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal Convent in the gambling mecca had argued that they host classes — including some for teenagers — and sobriety meetings at their location and therefore should not have a dispensary so close.

Catholic nuns in Atlantic City, NJ, have lost out on their bid to block a cannabis dispensary just 150 feet from their convent, as local officials seek to make the area the pot capital of the East Co…