DES MOINES, Iowa — Unregulated sales of cannabis oil have been ramping up in Iowa even as state officials work to set up a tightly regulated distribution system for medical marijuana products. Several Iowa business are openly selling the oils, known as cannabidiol, or CBD, despite warnings from state officials that it’s illegal to do so in unregulated stores, the Des Moines Register reported. Only patients with state permits certifying conditions such as epilepsy, cancer or Parkinson’s will be allowed to buy medical marijuana products. Ostergren said residents should destroy any CBD products they have. Kim Loeffler owns the Corner Store Apothecary in Cedar Rapids, where she sells CBD products.
DES MOINES, Iowa — Unregulated sales of cannabis oil have been ramping up in Iowa even as state officials work to set up a tightly regulated distribution system for medical marijuana products.
Several Iowa business are openly selling the oils, known as cannabidiol, or CBD, despite warnings from state officials that it’s illegal to do so in unregulated stores, the Des Moines Register reported. The regulatory system for medical marijuana won’t go into effect until next year.
The system will have one state-licensed production facility and up to five authorized dispensaries. Only patients with state permits certifying conditions such as epilepsy,...
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