North Dakota's 1st medical marijuana dispensary set to open
Source: Associated Press
Blake Nicholson, Associated Press Updated 1:43 pm CST, Thursday, February 21, 2019
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota's first medical marijuana dispensary is set to open next week, the culmination of a nearly two-year effort by the state Health Department to establish a distribution system for the drug.
New York City-based Acreage Holdings plans to open The Botanist in Fargo on Feb. 28, selling drugs produced by a manufacturing facility in Bismarck, the company and state announced Thursday. The dispensary first will need to undergo what amounts to a final state inspection to ensure it meets all security rules, according to state Medical Marijuana Division Director Jason Wahl.
The facility also will offer an educational station, according to Harris Damashek, chief marketing officer for Acreage Holdings, which has operating licenses in 19 states and dispensaries in Maryland, Massachusetts, New York and Ohio.
North Dakota voters approved the drug in November 2016. The Health Department has been working on the system since lawmakers crafted rules in early 2017 allowing the use of medical marijuana for 17 medical conditions, along with terminal illnesses. A bill passed by the state House on Monday and sent to the Senate would expand the list of legal conditions to 30.
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