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June 5, 2023
Minnesota Medical Cannabis Program Updates
The law that legalized adult use of cannabis in Minnesota for people 21 and older contains several changes to the Minnesota Medical Cannabis Program. The legislation includes good news for Minnesota Medical Cannabis Program patients.
Among the changes
- Minnesota Medical Cannabis Program patients can now buy medical cannabis from Minnesota Tribal Medical Cannabis Dispensaries.
- Effective July 1, 2023, the annual enrollment fee will be eliminated. (Due to state regulations, MDH unfortunately cannot refund enrollment fees already paid before that date.)
- Effective Aug. 1, 2023, a patient’s initial certification visit with a health care practitioner can be conducted via telemedicine.
- Effective March 1, 2025, patients will be required to get recertified for their qualifying medical condition every three years, instead of every year.
- Effective March 1, 2025, the age for registered caregivers to purchase cannabis flower will be 18, rather than 21.
While the tax on adult-use cannabis product sales will be 10% (in addition to state and local sales taxes), medical cannabis products will continue to be tax-free.
Alternative certification procedure for veterans
The Medical Cannabis Program will establish an alternative certification procedure for veterans who receive care from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to confirm that the veteran has been diagnosed with a qualifying medical condition. The new application procedure will be effective Jan. 1, 2024. We will share more about this procedure at a later date.
More Office of Medical Cannabis updates
- The Office of Medical Cannabis (and the Minnesota Medical Cannabis Program) will move from the Minnesota Department of Health to the new Office of Cannabis Management effective March 1, 2025.
- Lower-potency hemp edibles and beverages will continue to be sold. Regulation of these products has moved to the Office of Medical Cannabis, but will transfer to the Office of Cannabis Management on March 1, 2025.
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