Minnesota’s two licensed medical marijuana manufacturers each posted millions of dollars in losses in their first full year of operations, according to financial documents obtained by The Associated Press. Minnesota Medical Solutions posted a $3 million loss in 2015, a period that included the rush to build up facilities, grow and cultivate medicine and the […]
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Medical Marijuana Sales Begin Today In Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — Judy Bjerke Severson wants to be normal — visit friends and family, go to the grocery store or even sleep in her own bed — but she says the crippling pain from fibromyalgia and back surgery complications, as well as a painkiller-induced fog, have made her a shell of her former self. Monday […]
Minnesota Farmer Plants State’s First Industrial Hemp Crop in 66 Years
HASTINGS, Minn. – Last week, John Strohfus became part of state history as the Hastings-based farmer had the honor of planting the first industrial hemp crop in Minnesota since 1950. The business consultant and second generation small family farmer received the hemp seeds from Canada last week as one of seven farms participating in the […]
Survey: Minnesota Doctors Are Hesitant on Medical Marijuana Program
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A new survey shows many doctors in Minnesota are reluctant to accept medical marijuana as a treatment option. The survey was released Tuesday to the state’s Task Force on Medical Cannabis Therapeutic Research. It was conducted by task force member Dr. Charles Reznikoff, an addiction specialist at Hennepin County Medical Center […]
New Potent Marijuana Strain Could Cut Medical Cannabis Costs in Minnesota
New marijuana strain could slash medical cannabis costs A new strain of marijuana plant could slash costs for medical cannabis users in Minnesota. Otsego-based Minnesota Medical Solutions, one of two medical cannabis operators in the state, announced the creation of a new strain with a higher cannabidiol (CBD) content than any cannabis plant known. The […]
Minnesota to Allow Pain Patients Into Its Medical Marijuana Program
Minnesota’s medical marijuana program, struggling with a lack of patients, will open its doors to pain patients next summer. Health Commissioner Ed Ehlinger announced Wednesday that the state will add intractable pain to the shortlist of conditions that allow Minnesotans to legally use medical marijuana. “The existing tools are not working well” to manage pain, […]
Minnesota Medical Marijuana Producers Give in, Offer a Price Break
Both of Minnesota’s medical marijuana producers offered patients a price break this week. Minnesota legalized marijuana as a medication in July and set up a strictly limited, tightly regulated system designed to be as clinical and nonrecreational as possible. But that doesn’t mean that the state’s two designated medical marijuana companies aren’t competing for your […]
Hemp Harvested in Minnesota For First Time in 60 Years
Minnesota hemp was legally harvested Wednesday in Minnesota for the first time in more than 60 years. The Industrial Hemp Development Act of 2015 allowed researchers from the University of Minnesota to collect wild hemp to be studied. On Wednesday, researchers scoured the overgrown grounds of Fort Snelling for the wild cannabis. “These belong to […]
Cost of Medical Marijuana Pushing Minnesota Patients Back to Buying on the Street
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Just two months after Minnesota launched its medical marijuana program, some patients turned off by high costs say they are back to buying the drug illegally because it’s the only way they can afford it. State officials and the companies hired to make marijuana products trumpeted the program’s medical approach — […]
Medical Marijuana Patients in Minnesota Hit With a Big Price Hike
Minnesota Medical Solutions, one of the state’s two medical weed manufacturers, has jacked up prices by 15-20 percent on all its products, forcing chronically ill patients to head back to the streets to treat their pain. MinnMed CEO Dr. Kyle Kingsley blames the hikes on a trifecta of problems. Not enough people are enrolled in […]
