Patients who are eighteen (18) years of age or older may apply and become a registered patient in the Minnesota medical cannabis program. Individuals who are under the age of eighteen years require parental consent and a designated caregiver (guardian).
Patients must have one of the following diagnosed medical conditions to be eligible:
Cancer, Glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, Tourette syndrome, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Seizures, including those characteristic of epilepsy, Severe and persistent muscle spasms, including those characteristic of multiple sclerosis, Inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease, Terminal illness, with a probable life expectancy of less than one year, Intractable pain, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Autism spectrum disorder, Obstructive sleep apnea, Alzheimer’s disease, Chronic pain, Sickle cell disease, Chronic motor or vocal tic disorder
Before you schedule an appointment, make sure that you have a formal diagnosis of your health condition. Also, if you were diagnosed 1-2 years ago, have your primary care provider update your medical diagnosis in your records.
Patients are also required to fill out a Patient Acknowledgement Form [pdf]. This must be signed and provided to the doctor who completes the medical cannabis health evaluation.

Currently in Minnesota, patients with a medical card can only buy vape oils, creams or topical lotions, and cannabis-infused lozenges or mints. The new amendments would make smokable flower legal in Minnesota. That would also make medical cannabis less expensive for patients.

Patients must be at least eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of application and the physician evaluation.

When you undergo your health evaluation, the physician will need a valid and private email address for you. That will allow the doctor to do the first part of the registration process, so that you get email notifications from the Minnesota Medical Cannabis Program.

Yes. If your child has one or more than one of the qualifying health conditions you can apply to register them with the Minnesota Department of Health (DOH). Minors under the age of eighteen (18) years must have a designated caregiver.

The only people who can become a designated medical cannabis caregiver in Minnesota, are the legal guardian(s) of a child. Part of the application process for parents or guardians is to provide proof of birth certificate or adoption, and other types of documentation proving direct guardianship.
The caregiver will also be required to provide contact information with proof of address, telephone number, and government-issued photo identification. Guardians are required to provide proof of their identity when they are picking up an order of therapeutic cannabis products for their child.

Both patients and caregivers are required to renew their medical cards before they expire. If you fail to renew your card before the expiration date, you will not have a valid Minnesota MMJ registry. And that means a few problems for patients and caregivers.
Without being successfully registered, patients or caregivers are not able to visit a dispensary. They cannot purchase medical cannabis products. Furthermore, they are not protected legally against arrest for possession or use of cannabis.
It is very important to renew your Minnesota medical card on time every year. This requires scheduling an appointment with a certified practitioner for an annual review. A mandatory health check to make sure that medical cannabis is still a safe treatment option for you, since healthcare conditions change.
There is an annual fee to see the physician for the health evaluation and a renewal fee which can be paid online. Both are required for the Minnesota medical cannabis annual re-enrollment.

Since Minnesota does not issue a medical cannabis card, the good news is that you can’t lose it. The documentation you need to provide to pick up your prescription from a provider location is available through the state’s patient portal.
You must show a photo ID every time you pick up your cannabis products from your designated provider location.

Patients who are registered in the statewide medical cannabis program cannot visit a retail dispensary in Minnesota. Instead they visit a licensed location called a Cannabis Patient Center. The CPCs function like a standard pharmacy, filling prescriptions received from doctors.
Registered patients may legally possess up to a thirty-day supply of cannabis products (less than 1.5 ounces). The dosage or potency of the cannabis is determined by the pharmacist and physician, specific to the patient’s needs.

Medical marijuana became legal to use in Minnesota in 2014. Minnesota was the 22nd state to legalize cannabis for qualified patients.