Iowa legalized the use of some medical marijuana in 2017, that bill allowed two manufacturers to produce it in the state. MedPharm is the first.
Its General Manager Lucas Nelson says they want Iowa to lead the way, “There’s no set up list of what you could or couldn’t apply to these plants. There’s not really a growing history that’s been developed for, this is the best way to handle this particular problem. And so what it’s really important for our cultivators to be able to do is address those types of concerns.”
At the MedPharm manufacturing facility in Des Moines, Nelson and his team are growing cannabis in a controlled environment. The mother chamber is where they start out plant genetics.
Marijuana has been a controlled substance for years, research on it is difficult or illegal. But now that forms of cannabis are regulated, MedPharm wants to use science to standardize their products.
Nelson says, “Most of our patients are obviously suffering from something that’s debilitating, that’s very tough to deal with. And so, what we want is that this medicine is safe, is helping them, is giving them that relief that we’re seeking. They don’t have to worry about, is this going to be contaminated? Or, is it really going to work?.”
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