Contact Info
Office of Medical Cannabis
651-201-5598
844-879-3381 (toll-free)
Medical Cannabis Laws and Rules
- Minnesota's Medical Cannabis Therapeutic Use Program is in Minnesota Statutes §§152.22-152.37.
Recent legislative changes summarized
- Office of Medical Cannabis Legislative Changes 2021 (PDF)
- Office of Medical Cannabis Legislative Changes 2020 (PDF)
Program rules
Recent rulemaking
- Rulemaking for Dried Raw Cannabis. The Office of Medical Cannabis developed new rules to implement the addition of dried raw cannabis as an approved medical cannabis delivery form.
Policy interpretations
- Information Bulletin #1: Certification of qualifying medical conditions within group medical practices (PDF)
- The Issue Brief: Medical Cannabis in Health Care Facilities (PDF). This document is intended for providers who are both state licensed and federally certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). NOTE: Some of the references to federal guidance are out of date, and the document does not include guidance about hemp-derived THC products.
- The Issue Brief: Medical Cannabis and Non-Certified Health Care Providers (PDF). This document is intended for providers who are licensed by the Minnesota Department of Health, but are not federally certified by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The document does not include guidance about hemp-derived THC products.
Other laws
- Minnesota Statutes §§144.411 – 144.417. For more information, go to Minnesota Clean Indoor Air Act (MCIAA).
- Minnesota Statutes §151.72. Sale of non-intoxicating cannabinoid products (other than food) extracted from hemp.
- Hemp in food products frequently asked questions.
- Minnesota Statutes Chapter 18K. Minnesota's Industrial Hemp Program.
Petitions for adding new conditions and delivery methods
Members of the public can petition the Department of Health to add a qualifying medical condition or an approved medical cannabis delivery method/approved form of medical cannabis. The department accepts petitions from June 1 to July 31 each year. Petitions received outside this window will not be considered.