Delaware now has a legal framework for medical marijuana dispensaries.
In the last legislative session the General Assembly approved the new rules nearly four years after the first medical marijuana dispensary was opened in Wilmington.
Last month Governor Jack Markell signed the legislation into law.
The Wilmington News Journal reports that patients must be certified by a doctor and the state for the drug to treat symptoms of certain diseases.
These range from cancer and Alzheimer’s to post-traumatic stress disorder.
Markell has said that this lays the foundation for further research into the efficacy of the drug.
A recent article in the Journal of the American Medical Association indicated the effectiveness of the drug could not be verified even for those receiving it under state medical laws