The process is underway to select a second company to produce medical marijuana products in Iowa. The end of May was the deadline for companies to file the paperwork with the Department of Public Health requesting a license, and Deputy Director Sarah Reisetter says they had more interest than the first time around.
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Reisetter says the time crunch between when the law was passed and the requirement to implement it kept more companies from seeking the first license.
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MedPharm Iowa was awarded the first license to produce medical marijuana products and they are required to have them ready by December 1st of this year. The state has also issued licenses to dispensaries in Sioux City, Council Bluffs, Windsor Heights, Waterloo and Davenport to sell the products.