Iowa’s governor has signed a bill that will double the number of medical cannabis dispensaries allowed to operate in the state

Under previous law, Iowa’s limited medical marijuana program allowed only five dispensaries. That would double to 10 below HF 990, which Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) approved Tuesday.

The measure passed the House 88-5 in April and previously cleared the Senate 42-5.

Bridget Spiddle, public policy and communications coordinator for the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), wrote in an alert to supporters last month that the reform would be “a critical step in expanding access to medical cannabis for one of the most restrictive medical cannabis programs in the country.”

“No other drug is treated like cannabis. Pharmacies are widely available throughout Iowa, while dispensaries operate in five locations serving thousands of patients,” she said. “Rural Iowans must spend enormous amounts of time and resources on expensive trips to get their medicine.”

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