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Connecticut medical-marijuana program reports 40,000 patients, new microcultivators and limited near-term impact from federal rescheduling
Summary
Program staff told the state Board of Physicians the medical marijuana program has about 40,000 patients and 1,808 certifying physicians, several new microcultivators are coming online and federal rescheduling to Schedule III is unlikely to disrupt Connecticut’s medical program in the short term.
The Connecticut Medical Marijuana Program told the Board of Physicians that the state’s patient registry has about 40,000 patients and 1,808 certifying physicians, and that several new cultivators are beginning operations.
Rod Marriott, the program’s drug control director, said the industry’s supply has been expanding as legacy producers increase output and new microcultivators and disproportionately impacted-area cultivators come online. “We have had two new microcultivators approved for final licensure in the last few months,” Marriott said, and one has already applied to expand.
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