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 Minnesota 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.
NOTE: In response to a petition submitted in 2020, the Minnesota Department of Health is reviewing anxiety as a possible new qualifying medical condition in 2021. No additional petitions for anxiety are necessary at this time.
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.
You can withdraw your petition any time before the Medical Cannabis Review Panel’s first public meeting. Provide a written statement to the Office of Medical Cannabis stating your request.
