Office of Medical Cannabis petitions process opens June 1
Effective June 1, MDH’s Office of Medical Cannabis will start accepting petitions to add a qualifying medical condition or delivery method to the Medical Cannabis Program.
By law, members of the public can submit petitions to the Office of Medical Cannabis from June 1 through July 31 every year.
In 2019, added chronic pain and age-related macular degeneration as new qualifying conditions, which will take effect this August. Last year, MDH also approved two new delivery methods to give patients more options.
Details on the petitions process
Limit your petition to one proposed qualifying medical condition or delivery method (any petition that includes more than one will be dismissed).
If you are petitioning for the addition of a medical condition or delivery method that was considered but not approved in a previous year’s petition process, you must include new scientific evidence or research to support your petition. Otherwise, your petition will not be considered.
MDH does not have authority to add plant material or smoking as delivery methods. Petitions covering those delivery methods will be dismissed without being considered.
