Are We There Yet? The Wait Between Legalization and Availability of Medical Marijuana

As we know, many states have now legalized the sale and use of marijuana for medical purposes.  Often, advocates of medical marijuana have worked for many years in order to see their state’s voters or legislature make access to cannabis the law of the land.  This doesn’t mean that patients will be able to purchase marijuana any time soon, however.  The wait can be years.

 

As Marijuana Business Daily reports here: First Florida CBD Dispensary Ready for Launch, Florida’s first cannabis dispensary will open two years after the state legalized the drug.

 

In Maryland, medical marijuana was legalized in 2014; cultivation licenses are due to be issued this summer, per this article from The Washington Post (registration required): Growing medical marijuana could mean big business in Maryland. Here’s who wants in.

 

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