First medical marijuana dispensary in North Dakota to open Thursday

BISMARCK, N.D. – On February 28, the first medical marijuana dispensary is expected to open in Fargo. This will be the first time qualifying patients and their designated caregivers will be able to make purchases in North Dakota. The dispensary, named The Botanist, is operated by Acreage Holdings and is located at 4302 13th Avenue South, Suite 19 in Fargo.

“The North Dakota Department of Health is happy to announce the opening date of the first dispensary under the Medical Marijuana Program,” stated Jason Wahl, director of the Division of Medical Marijuana. “Registered qualifying patients and their designated caregivers will be able to consult with dispensary personnel and receive educational information prior to making a purchase. We would like to congratulate Acreage Holdings for becoming North Dakota’s first open dispensary.”

For a qualifying patient or designated caregiver to enter the display area of a dispensary, they must have their registry identification card. Over 120 registry identification cards have been issued to qualifying patients and designated caregivers. Information for applicants is available on the Division of Medical Marijuana’s website at http://www.ndhealth.gov/MM/.

The dispensary will receive products from the manufacturing facility in Bismarck. “We would like to thank the manufacturing facility, Pure Dakota, for their hard work and dedication to ensure marijuana products are available as quickly and effectively as possible,” stated Wahl. “They have executed growing, harvesting, and extraction methods that are compliant with testing requirements to make products safe for qualifying patients.”

Work is continuing at dispensary locations in Bismarck, Grand Forks, and Williston. An open application period closes on February 26 for the remaining four dispensary regions.

For questions, please contact the Division of Medical Marijuana at 701.328.1311.