Sunday is the first anniversary of Iowans being able to buy medical marijuana products in the state. On paper, things look promising: an expanding list of qualifying medical conditions under the program, 300 to 450 new patients each month, and more than $2 million in sales.
Twice a month, Wendy Shoemaker visits a Windsor Heights shopping center to pick up something she believes has changed her life.
Her destination, a storefront with two-leaf plant images on the windows, is a dispensary that sells medical marijuana products. Next door is a Nepalese and Indian restaurant.
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Barbara Rodriguez ~ Des Moines Register ~
