Plans to open a dispensary here have piqued the interest of Rose Sanchez. Those drugs make her nauseous and groggy, she said, and she fears long-term use could cause liver damage. Sanchez said she's heard that marijuana may ease her pain and plans to talk to her doctor about getting a recommendation to use it. But she said she doesn't know how she could legally get and use marijuana, even with a doctor's permission. Changing public perceptions is critical to opening and successfully running a marijuana dispensary, Lang said.
Plans call for it to be a tightly controlled environment with security guards and locked doors.
Patients would not be allowed to use marijuana on the premises. We're not creating a party place. It's just like going to a pharmacy. You don't sit at the pharmacy and eat up your pills.