A group of local doctors plans to open a medical marijuana testing facility in Columbia to ensure product quality in anticipation of a burgeoning therapeutic cannabis industry in Maryland.
Testing is required by state law for cannabis growers, and this provided an opportunity for the group of four doctors, led by Dr. Andrew Rosenstein, chief of the division of gastroenterology at University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center.
He said they were mindful of potential threats to some of their sickest patients from contaminants that could complicate conditions rather than alleviate pain and other symptoms.
“Some of our cancer patients told us they were using marijuana, and one of my colleagues came to me and said they are legalizing cannabis in the state of Maryland for medical purposes and is there some role for us to play,” Rosenstein said. “If patients are going to be using it then people like us need to make sure it’s safe pharmaceutical grade product.”
Rosenstein said none of the doctors plans on directing patients to use marijuana, but the doctors – two gastroenterologists and two pathologists – felt that they had substantial experience in testing and compliance and with some business direction they could make a successful lab. [Read more at the Baltimore Sun]
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