Indopedia All Things Marijuana
North Dakota health officials have finally set up a tentative timeline for the rollout of the state’s new medical marijuana program. Voters approved the North Dakota Compassionate Care Act last November, and the state Legislature drafted regulations for the MMJ program this April. State officials are now hopeful that they can get medicine to patients as soon as next spring.
Medical cannabis will be available to patients suffering from one or more of 17 qualifying medical conditions or terminal illnesses. The state Health Department will register two “compassion centers” to grow and process medical cannabis. Eight dispensaries will be registered to distribute cannabis to patients, and officials have the authority to create additional dispensaries as necessary, but patients will not be allowed to grow their own marijuana.
The Health Department has asked any companies interested in manufacturing or distributing medical cannabis to notify them by July 28th. These letters of intent are not binding, but are intended to give officials an idea of how many businesses are interested in participating in the industry. “We want to know how many are really serious about getting…
