Though not all products are expected to be in patients’ hands, Utah’s medical cannabis program will roll out by the state’s March deadline, officials say.
“So it’s a rush and a spring, but we’ve known that since day one. We just haven’t had a lot of time, so we’re blocking and tackling along the way and making sure we have some product available for March 1,” said Andrew Rigby, the state’s cannabis program manager with the Utah Department of Agriculture.
Six of the eight growers have plants in the ground, some of which will be ready for processing and selling by March. The drug will likely first be available to patients in the form of marijuana flower in blister packs, as it requires less processing, as well as possibly some limited oil derivative products like vape cartridges.
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