AUSTIN — At least seven physicians have registered to prescribe medicinal marijuana to patients who suffer uncontrollable epileptic seizures, though advocates hope that number will grow.
“It’s not going to satisfy the need, but we’re not concerned either,” said Sindi Rosales with the Epilepsy Foundation of Central and South Texas. “I think there’s much more interest than what the seven registered doctors represent.”
Two dispensaries licensed by the state, Compassionate Cultivation in the Austin area and Cansortium Texas in Schulenburg, are already growing marijuana plants and expect to begin producing cannabidiol, or CBD oil, within the next few months.
To get the drug, patients need a prescription from certified epileptologists or neurologists.
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