What Hoops Do I Have to Jump Through to Get My Minnesota Medical Weed Card?

Medical marijuana is legal in Minnesota. And now, medical marijuana has expanded to include smokable marijuana flowers or buds. However, according to the Minnesota Department of Health, in order to participate in the medical weed program, you must jump through a bunch of hoops. If you fail to fulfill all of these obligations, possession of medical marijuana or any marijuana would still be considered a crime.  If you are facing drug related criminal charges, contact Minnesota Drug Lawyer Jack Rice and Jack Rice Defense for a free confidential consultation. 

So, What Hoops Do I Have to Jump Through to Get My Medical Weed Card?

1. You must be a Minnesota a resident;

2. You must contact your qualifying health care practitioner who has responsibility for your underlying qualifying condition

3. You must must have one of a list of underlying conditions including:

• Cancer*

• Glaucoma

• HIV/AIDS

• Tourette syndrome

• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

• Inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease

• Seizures, including those characteristic of epilepsy

• Severe and persistent muscle spasms, including those characteristic of multiple sclerosis (MS)

• Terminal illness, with a probable life expectancy of less than one year*

• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

• Autism spectrum disorder (must meet DSM-5)

• Obstructive Sleep Apnea

• Alzheimer's disease

• Chronic pain

• Sickle cell disease

• Chronic motor or vocal tic disorder

*If your illness or its treatment produces one or more of the following: severe or chronic pain; nausea or severe vomiting; or cachexia or severe wasting. Check out the Minnesota Department of Health for a complete list of underlying conditions.

4. Your Health Care Practitioner must certify you for the program

5. Once you have been certified by your Health Care Practitioner, you will receive an email from the Office of Medical Cannabis. This email will include a registration link.  Make sure you enroll within 90 days or the certification will expire. 

6. You will need proper identification and a debit or credit card in order to cover the registration fees. This is the government after all.

7. Once you receive your approval email, you can visit a Medical Cannabis Dispensary where a pharmacist will review your case and make recommendations. Click here for a list of Dispensaries.

8. In the future and before returning for more medical weed, you will be required to login to your registry account to fill out your self-evaluation form. This is required before each visit to the Medical Cannabis Dispensary. 

“Remember, this is the government and they are sticklers for paperwork.”

Drug charges can be brutal for even first time offenses. Even if you can avoid some of the harsher possibilities, drug convictions can have a terrible impact on your life. Trying to get or keep a job? Going to school to make something of yourself? Are you a professional who has spent years getting to the position that you are in? Do you possess a professional license that could be at risk? The ramifications for drug charges in Minnesota go on and on and on. For more on medical marijuana and the process to qualify for medical weed, click here.

St. Paul based Drug Lawyer Jack Rice has been fighting these kinds of allegations in Minnesota for decades and has an award winning track record.  Don’t just put your representation into anybody’s hands.  Go with the best. Contact Jack Rice Defense for a free confidential consultation or call 651-447-7650 or 612-227-1339.  Jack’s got your back.