Dr. R.D. Chapman, a Grand Junction physician and member of the American Board of Holistic Medicine, was in Durango on Monday to review medical records of marijuana-card applicants. He is filling in until Higgins can find a local doctor.
Chapman scrutinizes an applicant's medical history to make sure it supports the need for cannabis. He said cancer patients or people who have suffered back or sports injuries are typical of those for whom he signs medical-marijuana applications.
Sharon Brooks, who makes marijuana edibles for Natures Medicine in Grand Junction, was on hand.
She's attended the openings of all three Natures Medicine dispensaries.
"I'm glad to see the use of medicinal marijuana spreading," Brooks said. "I'm Apache, and we've used marijuana in our tribal rites for years."
