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UDOH launches medical cannabis program

Standard-Examiner · Standard-Examiner · last updated
The Utah Department of Health, along with medical cannabis pharmacies, launched a program Wednesday that will increase access for patients who qualify. “This program expands access to medical cannabis for qualifying patients by increasing the number of clinicians who have the option to recommend medical cannabis,” said Richard Oborn, with the UDOH Center for Medical Cannabis. According to University of Utah Health, medical cannabis, also known as medical marijuana, comes from two chemical compounds in the cannabis plant — delta-9 tetrahydrocannainol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). Utah’s medical cannabis program launched in March 2020. To date, there are more than 41,000 Utahns with active medical cannabis cards who can purchase the medical cannabis products from any of the 14 pharmacies in the state.
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