Good news: Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed a bill on May 12 which expands the state’s medical marijuana program. The existing law only covered epilepsy as a qualifying condition and will now cover Parkinson's disease, cancer, multiple sclerosis, seizures, AIDS or HIV, and Crohn's disease by December 2018. Iowa’s new program will allow for two [...]
Sensible Minnesota will feature a regular segment highlighting cannabis consumers across the state until Minnesota adopts sensible policies for the adult and medical use of cannabis. If you would like to be featured in the segment and share your experiences, please contact [email protected] My son Adam was such a good baby; he was always smiling, [...]
Sensible Minnesota will feature a regular segment highlighting cannabis consumers across the state until Minnesota adopts sensible policies for the adult and medical use of cannabis. If you would like to be featured in the segment and share your experiences, please contact [email protected] Angela Brown was charged with child endangerment after giving cannabis oil purchased [...]
Sensible Minnesota will feature a regular segment highlighting cannabis consumers across the state until Minnesota adopts sensible policies for the adult and medical use of cannabis. If you would like to be featured in the segment and share your experiences, please contact [email protected] In late November of last year, I began to suffer some severe abdominal [...]
Currently the labeling for medical cannabis in MN goes by these rules: https://www.leafly.com/news/industry/a-state-by-state-guide-to-cannabis-packaging-and-labeling-laws There isn’t nearly enough information about what is actually in the bottle. Only THC and CBD are on the label and (as we know) there is so much more to cannabis. We encourage patients to email the MDH Medical Cannabis Program with [...]
Press Contact: Maren Schroeder; [email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 12/01/2016: Today the Minnesota Department of Health Commissioner, Dr. Ed Ehlinger, announced the addition of new qualifying conditions and delivery methods for medical cannabis in Minnesota. Sensible Minnesota is pleased with the Commissioner's decision to add Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as a qualifying condition. Maren Schroeder, Sensible Minnesota's Vice [...]
A date has been decided for the fourth meeting of the MN Medical Cannabis Review Panel. During this meeting, panel members will meet to review the medical conditions and other information presented in the petitions. They will also reflect on public comment they heard at the previous meetings as well as comment that was sent [...]
This is a reminder that the Minnesota Medical Cannabis Program will be holding its third New Condition Review Panel Meeting Thursday September 22, 2016. During this meeting, the panel members will be reviewing five of the nine petitioned conditions: Ehlers Danlos syndrome, arthritis, treatment-resistant depression, insomnia and PTSD. When: Thursday September 22, 2016 1:00-5:00 p.m. Where: Anna Heilmaier [...]
The Minnesota Department of Health received petitions to add the following conditions to Minnesota's Medical Cannabis Program: Acquired absence of limb Arthritis Autism Autism Spectrum Disorder Treatment Resistant Depression Diabetes Ehlers Danlos Syndrome Insomnia PTSD Post Traumatice Stress Disorder Schizophrenia Petitions to add the following delivery methods are also pending with MDH: Edibles Topicals Use [...]
The Minnesota Department of Health, Office of Medical Cannabis Condition Review Panel met on Thursday, August 24th in St. Paul, MN to discuss the petitions they received for the addition of Qualifying Medical Conditions to Minnesota Medical Cannabis Law. The meeting went really well and there were several community members in attendance. The Review Panel consists [...]
