Katelyn Baker
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St. Paul - More than 480 Minnesotans are ready to use medical marijuana to relieve intractable pain.
Starting Monday, these patients with chronic pain that can't be controlled well with other methods of treatment can for the first time start receiving medical marijuana at one of the state's eight cannabis patient centers.
State health officials earlier this year announced they would begin accepting pain patients into the medical marijuana program. In its first year of operation, the program was not allowed by law to serve people with pain, but did help more than 1,800 people with other ailments, such as seizures.
"Many patients and providers are showing an interest in medical cannabis as a possible treatment for intractable pain," Director Michelle Larson of the state Health Department's Office of Medical Cannabis said. "We've increased the staffing at our call center and have been receiving hundreds of calls from Minnesotans who have questions about the program."
The first thing a patient should do is to visit a doctor, nurse practitioner or physician assistant, who can certify that a patient has a condition that allows them to use medical marijuana. Then the patient can visit one of the eight sales locations.
In Minnesota, medical marijuana is sold only in pill or liquid forms, not as a plant for smoking or as an edible product.
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Full Article: Medical Marijuana Available To Treat Pain Starting Monday
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Photo Credit: Bob King
Website: Grand Forks Herald
Starting Monday, these patients with chronic pain that can't be controlled well with other methods of treatment can for the first time start receiving medical marijuana at one of the state's eight cannabis patient centers.
State health officials earlier this year announced they would begin accepting pain patients into the medical marijuana program. In its first year of operation, the program was not allowed by law to serve people with pain, but did help more than 1,800 people with other ailments, such as seizures.
"Many patients and providers are showing an interest in medical cannabis as a possible treatment for intractable pain," Director Michelle Larson of the state Health Department's Office of Medical Cannabis said. "We've increased the staffing at our call center and have been receiving hundreds of calls from Minnesotans who have questions about the program."
The first thing a patient should do is to visit a doctor, nurse practitioner or physician assistant, who can certify that a patient has a condition that allows them to use medical marijuana. Then the patient can visit one of the eight sales locations.
In Minnesota, medical marijuana is sold only in pill or liquid forms, not as a plant for smoking or as an edible product.
News Moderator: Katelyn Baker 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Medical Marijuana Available To Treat Pain Starting Monday
Author: Staff
Contact: (701) 780-1100
Photo Credit: Bob King
Website: Grand Forks Herald
