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Sensible Change Minnesota Seeks Adding Chronic Pain To Conditions OK'd For Medical Marijuana
The program has expanded through the years, and now includes conditions like cancer, glaucoma, HIV, and epilepsy, just to name a few.
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The program has expanded through the years, and now includes conditions like cancer, glaucoma, HIV, and epilepsy, just to name a few.
Advocates met in St. Paul Thursday to push for easier access to legal marijuana. The third annual Minnesota Cannabis Summit took place at Hamline University. The event featured doctors and business owners talking about the potential benefits of cannabis.
Two former officials with one of the state's licensed medical marijuana manufacturers have been ordered to community service for illegally shipping oil.
A group of lawmakers launched another push Friday to legalize medical marijuana in Wisconsin, introducing a bill that would allow patients to use the drug if they register with the state and create a licensing system for growers.
A state board has approved a measure that expands the number of medical conditions that can legally be treated by medical marijuana in Iowa, but rejected several other conditions. The Des Moines Register reports that the Iowa Medical Cannabidiol Board voted Friday to allow those with chronic pain to have legal access to medical marijuana.
Minnesota's two medical marijuana providers lost a combined $2.4 million in 2018, continuing the losses that have marked the state's program since it began.
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Minnesota lawmakers legalized medical marijuana in 2014. It's currently approved for such conditions as cancer, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS and intractable pain.
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Minnesota residents with autism or obstructive sleep apnea can now qualify for the state's medical marijuana program.
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The chief executive of one of Minnesota's two medical marijuana manufacturers has left the company after years of financial losses.
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Minnesota's medical marijuana program will now include nine conditions, including touerettes, cancer, HIV, sleep apnea and autism.
Health officials announced Thursday that autism and obstructive sleep apnea are now qualifying conditions for the state's medical marijuana program.
Several Minnesotans say they are struggling to get their prescribed medicine that they consider life-changing.
Medical pot has been legal in Minnesota for more than two years, treating thousands of people and the panel in charge of overseeing the program will consider adding new conditions and diseases to the list.
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