Minnesota Medical Cannabis Program To Add Alzheimer’s Disease As Qualifying Condition

Minnesota regulators will expand the state’s medical cannabis program to include Alzheimer's disease as a qualifying condition. The new qualifying condition goes into effect in August 1, 2019. Enrollment for the condition for those who are clinically certified to have Alzheimer's begins on July 1, 2019.

Advocates petitioned health officials to add new qualifications for a number of conditions, and to permit consumers to access whole-plant cannabis or edibles. On October 24, 2018, the Minnesota Department of Health published the “Petitions To Add Qualifying Medical Conditions To The Medical Cannabis Program: A Report To The Minnesota . . .