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Sensible Minnesota Welcomes New Leadership

The Sensible Minnesota Board of Directors is excited to announce the appointment of two new board members to our team. Elliot Ginsburg Elliot Ginsburg is a partner at the law firm Garner, Ginsburg & Johnsen, P.A. He has been a practicing lawyer since 2010 and has been named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers every [...]

By |2022-03-07T11:59:09-06:00March 7th, 2022|Uncategorized|0 Comments

2021 Medical Cannabis Program Updates

After significant work by our partner organization, Sensible Change Minnesota, patients statewide, and other stakeholders, a number of changes were approved to the Minnesota Medical Cannabis program in late 2020/2021. These changes include: Addition of smokable, raw cannabis flower for patients 21 and older. This change will begin effective March 1, 2022, as the Office [...]

PRESS RELEASE: Pro-Cannabis Organizations to Call on Health Commissioner Malcolm and Governor Walz to Approve Chronic Pain for Medical Cannabis

St. Paul, Minnesota: Sensible Minnesota is holding a press conference on Monday, November 18, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. in the Capitol press conference room, B971, to call on Health Commissioner Malcolm and Governor Walz to approve chronic pain as a qualifying condition for medical cannabis. Senator Melisa Franzen (D-Edina), along with several organizations will be [...]

Welcome Sensible Minnesota’s New Leadership

With the changing seasons, come big changes at Sensible Minnesota. We would like to introduce you to our three newest board members! Joan Barron Joan Barron is originally from Iowa, but moved to the great state of Minnesota in 1987. She considers Anoka/Ramsey, Minnesota her home, as that is where Joan and her husband raised [...]

By |2019-10-04T11:18:48-05:00October 4th, 2019|Organization News|1 Comment

CALL TO ACTION: 2019 Medical Cannabis Expansion Petitions

We need your help! Sensible Minnesota is petitioning the Minnesota Department of Health for the addition of conditions and delivery methods. This year's petitions are focused on expanding patient count by opening the qualifications for pain patients, as well as improving the variety of delivery methods. The 2019 condition petitions will include: Chronic Pain. [...]

By |2019-07-17T20:49:45-05:00July 14th, 2019|CTA, MDH, Medical Cannabis, Petitions|0 Comments

PRESS RELEASE: Minnesota to Include Alzheimer’s Disease as Qualifying Condition for Medicinal Cannabis

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12/03/2018:  Minnesotan patients living with Alzheimer’s Disease may apply for medicinal cannabis in July 2019, with medicinal cannabis available in August, thanks to the hard work of community volunteers and the approval of said condition by the Minnesota Health Commissioner Jan Malcolm. Again, Sensible Minnesota was in the forefront of showing dedication [...]

By |2018-12-03T18:53:12-06:00December 3rd, 2018|MDH, Medical Cannabis, Petitions, Press Release|0 Comments

Sensible Minnesota 2.0

Dear Friends, We are so excited to introduce you to Sensible Minnesota, 2.0. We have worked hard over the last several months to develop a new brand that aligns with our goals and our future and provides us with a platform to expand the discussion about cannabis into a larger discussion on the implications of [...]

By |2018-09-02T03:47:24-05:00September 1st, 2018|Organization News|0 Comments

Interested in joining our board? Open solicitation letter.

To Whom It May Concern: This open letter describes what Sensible Minnesota is in looking for in new board member candidates, details about our board member responsibilities, and the process for expressing interest in joining our Board of Directors. About Sensible Minnesota: Sensible Minnesota is a 501(c)3 volunteer led and run non-profit with a focus [...]

By |2018-07-28T04:36:23-05:00July 13th, 2018|Organization News|0 Comments