Become a Patient in Minnesota
1. Identify Your Qualifying Conditions
- Cancer associated with severe/chronic pain, nausea or severe vomiting, or cachexia or severe wasting
- Glaucoma
- HIV/AIDS
- Tourette Syndrome
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Seizures, including those characteristic of epilepsy
- Severe and persistent muscle spasms, including those characteristic of multiple sclerosis
- Inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease
- Terminal illness, with a probable life expectancy of less than one year*
- Intractable pain
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Autism
- Obstructive sleep apnea
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Chronic pain
- Sickle cell disease (effective Aug. 2021)
- Chronic motor or vocal tic disorder (effective Aug. 2021)
2. Find a Healthcare Practictioner
Ask your MN licensed physician, physicians assistant (PA), or advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) if they can certify you into the program. If they are unable to certify you at this time, here is a list of other locations with certifying medical professionals who are qualified to assist you.
With the consent of each provider below, Green Goods created the following list of healthcare systems and clinics that are currently certifying patients for medical cannabis:
Patients need to have a qualifying condition and register with Minnesota’s Department of Health, Office of Medical Cannabis. Any Minnesota licensed physician, physician assistant (PA) or an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) can certify patients, if they choose.
Some locations do not accept insurance and are cash only.Â
Virtual providers are also available below to accommodate both in-person and virtual visits.
VIRTUAL PROVIDERS
Green Health Docs │ (240) 356-1000 │ infor@greenhealthdocs.com
Leafwell │ (800) 660-9085 │hello@leafwell.com (for re-certifications only)
Quick Med Cards │ (207) 645-1645 │ staff@quickmedcards.com
3. Register with the Office of Medical Cannabis (OMC)
Once certified, you will receive an email with instructions on how to apply to the Minnesota medical cannabis program.
- Patients will need to fill out an application and upload a copy of their State Photo ID.
- Patients will be required to pay an annual fee of $200. Those under specific assistance programs can submit paperwork for a reduced fee of $50.
- Patients will have to wait up to 30 days for approval. If no approval has been provided after 30 days, call the Office of Medical Cannabis at 844-879-3381.
Once you receive an approval email, follow steps 4 and 5 or give us a call for assistance at 1-800-514-3707.
If you require a Caregiver or are a guardian, please be sure they register.
4. Complete your Patient Self Evaluation Report on the State Cannabis Registry
Log in your account https://cannabis.web.health.state.mn.us
- Submit a patient self-evaluation report prior to doing your first-time new patient consult.
- You must submit a patient self-evaluation report for each time you visit a Minnesota dispensary to pick up medicinal cannabis.
