Medical Marijuana Sales Begin Today In Minnesota August 1, 2016 AggregatedNews Minnesota 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Minnesota Farmer Plants State’s First Industrial Hemp Crop in 66 Years June 30, 2016 AggregatedNews Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Survey: Minnesota Doctors Are Hesitant on Medical Marijuana Program January 15, 2016 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments 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… Read More→
New Potent Marijuana Strain Could Cut Medical Cannabis Costs in Minnesota December 18, 2015 AggregatedNews News & Insights 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Minnesota to Allow Pain Patients Into Its Medical Marijuana Program December 2, 2015 AggregatedNews Minnesota, Policy & Legal 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Minnesota Medical Marijuana Producers Give in, Offer a Price Break September 25, 2015 AggregatedNews Cultivation, Minnesota 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Hemp Harvested in Minnesota For First Time in 60 Years September 24, 2015 AggregatedNews Hemp Business Executive, Hemp Industry News, Hemp Policy & Legal 0 Comments 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,… Read More→
Cost of Medical Marijuana Pushing Minnesota Patients Back to Buying on the Street September 21, 2015 John Hollon Minnesota, Policy & Legal 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Medical Marijuana Patients in Minnesota Hit With a Big Price Hike August 3, 2015 AggregatedNews Retail 0 Comments 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… Read More→
Manufacturer Price Hike Brings Sticker Shock For Minnesota Medical Patients July 31, 2015 AggregatedNews Cultivation, Minnesota 0 Comments ST. PAUL, Minn. — One of Minnesota's medical marijuana manufacturers has raised its prices substantially after less than a month in business, adding to a cost that many patients are already struggling to cover. Dr. Kyle Kingsley of Minnesota Medical… Read More→
Desperate Minnesota Patients Look For Doctors Who Will Sign Them Up for Medical Marijuana June 11, 2015 AggregatedNews Minnesota, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Turned down by her doctors, Deanna Jean Ryther turned to Craigslist in search of someone — anyone — willing to help her enroll in Minnesota’s new medical marijuana program. “Seeking Medical Professionals willing to refer Patients for MMJ,” she posted… Read More→
More Than 100 Health Providers Apply For Minnesota’s Medical Marijuana Program June 9, 2015 AggregatedNews Minnesota, Policy & Legal 0 Comments One week in, more than 100 health providers have signed up to certify patients for medical cannabis. According to the Minnesota Department of Health, 54 out of 104 health professionals who applied, including doctors, got the green light from the… Read More→
Many Minnesota Doctors Won’t Sign-Up Patients For Medical Marijuana June 4, 2015 John Hollon Minnesota, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Large numbers of Minnesota doctors say they won’t sign their patients up for medical marijuana. Two-thirds of physicians who responded to a Minnesota Medical Association survey this week said they will not participate in the state’s medical cannabis registry. Just… Read More→
Minnesota Doctors Can Now Sign Up Qualified Patients for Medical Marijuana June 1, 2015 John Hollon Minnesota, Policy & Legal 0 Comments MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota officials can now start signing up qualified patients for medical marijuana. This comes one month before medical marijuana becomes available, by law, from state-run dispensaries. Minnesota Medical Solutions CEO Dr. Kyle Kingsley said their growing facility at… Read More→
Minnesota’s Medical Marijuana System Takes Doctors Out of the Picture May 26, 2015 John Hollon Minnesota, Policy & Legal 0 Comments Minnesota doctors are counting down the weeks to the launch of the state’s medical marijuana program with the same mix of hope, curiosity or concern as many of their patients. Unlike their patients though, doctors will be watching from the… Read More→