BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The number of doctors who have applied for permission to dispense medical marijuana is edging upward, as the estimated summer start of the program gets closer.
In October, only two doctors had submitted applications for the permit required to offer medical-grade marijuana to patients. Two months later, that has increased to six doctors.
Three applications have been approved, according to the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. None have been denied. The rest are pending. Nearly all the doctors who have applied practice in Baton Rouge and New Orleans, though an Alexandria doctor's application is pending.
Only the agricultural centers at LSU and Southern University are allowed to grow medicinal-grade cannabis, and both schools have selected their vendors to run the growing operations. LSU estimates its product will be available by the summer.
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