The number of patients in the state of Connecticut receiving medical marijuana treatment keeps growing, now at 13,440, according to Department of Consumer Protection Deputy Commissioner Michelle Seagull.
Connecticut legalized medical marijuana for adults in 2012. There are eight operating dispensaries in the state and a ninth, located in Milford, slated to open shortly.
The demand has been so great that one of those dispensaries, Bluepoint Wellness in Branford, recently received permission from a local zoning commission to move into a much bigger space across the street from its current location on East Main Street.
The program has simply gotten more acceptance, explained Seagull, both from the public and from physicians.
Seagull said at the same time last year there were 7,000 patients enrolled in the medical marijuana program – half the total who are currently being served.
Additionally, she said, at this time last year, we had 360 participating physicians. Now, that number is up to 536.
In the past legislative session, a bill became law giving children under the age of 18 access to non-smokeable medical marijuana.
The new law, which goes into effect on Oct. 1, gives minors with severe epilepsy and terminal illnesses access to marijuana after the approval of two doctors.
The new law, Seagull said though, wont significantly impact the growing number of medical marijuana patients. Thats because, she said, there are many, many restrictive conditions that will limit the number of young people who have access to the program.
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