Status: Medical only

History: 

2014: Medical cannabis legalised
2015: Medical cannabis sales begin

Policy Framework: 

• Patients must have a qualifying condition;
• Patients must register for the programme;
• Medical cannabis only available in liquid, pill or vaporised form - dried cannabis flowers and leaves are not legally obtainable even for registered patients;
• Dispensary system;
• Patients must re-enrol in the programme annually;
• Patients must pay an annual registration fee in order to continue obtaining cannabis legally;
• Patients may not possess more than a 30 day supply, as prescribed by their doctor;
• There are an estimated 18,000 registered medical cannabis patients in Minnesota according to the Minnesota department of health.

Outcomes:

• Between 2005 and 2017, Cannabis use disorder in people over the age of 12 decreased from 2.0% to 1.1%;
• In 2018, sales of medical marijuana reached $US9.6 million.

Source: https://crime-data-explorer.fr.cloud.gov/explorer/state/minnesota/crime