DES MOINES - The board, made up of doctors and a police representative, met for the first time on Wednesday.

You'll be able to get medical marijuana in oil form first, but it'll be a while until Iowans could see medical marijuana in any other form. That's what the deputy director of the newly-formed board overseeing the program said on Wednesday. The board said they're working on timelines to get out rules for dispensaries and growers right now.

"We anticipate as it relates to form and quantity, that’s going to be a topic that our advisory board is going to want to have some robust discussions about,” said Sarah Reister, deputy director of the Medical Cannabidiol Board.

The decision to allow medical marijuana in other forms could come in 2018. It all depends on getting the Iowa Board of Medicine's approval, as well as the Iowa State Board of Health. As for when any form of medical marijuana will be available to Iowans, that remains up in the air too.

