Get Your Medical Marijuana Card In Minnesota Easily (100% Online Process)

State Process in Minnesota

• You will expect to receive an email from the Office of Medical Cannabis after your physician certifies that you have a qualifying condition. The Office of Medical Cannabis will use the email address you provided to your doctor to send you the email. If you didn’t receive an email immediately, try looking into the junk/spam folder.
• You can even look for the email with the subject line: MN Dept. of Health: Patient Enrollment.
• From the email, click the link “Medical Cannabis Registry.”
• Sign up as a patient.
• To begin enrollment, click the “Begin Enrollment” button.
• Select a password, then click “Next.”
• Fill out the enrollment application.
• You will be prompted to enter your answers in the appropriate fields on the next screen. Your health care professional will automatically place this checkmark if they have checked the box for a caregiver (during the certification process). You can do so if you add a caregiver at Step 6.
• It is recommended that you uncheck this box if you do not wish to add a caregiver at present.
• Unless you are a parent/legal guardian/spouse responsible for a patient, you are a caregiver; you are not required to register as a caregiver. In Step 5., patients have the option to add a parent/mandatory guardian/spouse to help with the process.
• Alternatively, contact KIF Doctors and ask them to check this caregiver box for you if you do not see it.
• To continue, click “Next” at the bottom right of the screen after you check the Acknowledgement box and read the statements on the pop-up screen.
• In the drop-down menu, click “Please select” and select either “Upload a picture of your government-issued photo ID” for your ID to be uploaded or “Take a picture of your government-issued photo ID” for your computer’s camera to be used for your photo identification.
• The next screen will require you to click on “Take Picture” to identify the device with the camera if the “Take a picture with the camera attached to your device” option is selected. Once the picture appears, click on it. To continue, click “Next.”.
• If you selected the option to upload an image of your government-issued photo identification, you must find and upload the image file that contains a picture of your government-issued identification.
• You will need to add the address of your home.
• Please enter the address of your home in the fields on the form; check the box only if the address of your mailing address is the same as your home address, and click on the next button to start the process.
• If your mailing address differs from what is listed above, please select “Next” and continue with the process. Enter your mailing address into the fields on the next screen, and then click on the “Next” button.
• The parent/legal guardian/spouse must be added.
• Adding a parent/legal guardian/spouse to this account is as straightforward as clicking on “Add a parent/legal guardian/spouse” if you’d like to add someone or selecting “Next” if you don’t want to add anyone’s time.
• Add your spouse to the “Add a spouse” button, input their information, and utilize the “Upload” button to attach their photo identification and marriage certificate if you add a spouse.
• If a parent or legal guardian is added to the account, enter their details and attach a photo of their identity and the patient’s birth certificate or legal guardianship if applicable.
• Once you have read the disclaimer and selected the “Agree” box, you will be prompted to acknowledge the disclaimer. For the next step, click “Submit.”
• An email notification will be sent to the parent, legal guardian, or spouse listed. If you would like to include more than one parent/legal guardian, you must go through Step 5 again.
• To proceed, click “Next.”
• Adding a caregiver (if needed).
• If you do not receive a prompt from the system to add a caregiver, proceed to Step 7. If you have been certified by the health care practitioner at KIF Doctors to have a caregiver and you have marked the box that says you need a caregiver on Step 3, then this option will appear.
• Click the “Add a caregiver” button to add your caregiver.
• Make sure you fill in all the fields with the information about your caregiver and click on “Submit.” In an enrollment email, the caregiver will receive instructions on how to submit their application, as well as an enrollment link.
• If you would like to add another caregiver, repeat Step 6. If not, select “Next.”
• Update eligibility for enrollment fee discounts.
• When you click on “Please select” to open the drop-down menu, you will be able to choose “Yes” if you receive federal or state benefits such as Supplemental Security Income, Social Security disability, including the transition to retirement benefits, medical assistance, MinnesotaCare, Individual Health Service, Railroad disability, VA dependency benefits, or Veteran’s disability benefits.
• Depending on the type of assistance you receive, you can click on “Upload” when ready to attach the proof of assistance. To continue, click on the “Next” button at the bottom of the screen.
• If none of these are sent to you, please select “No.” Afterward, click on the “Next” button to move on to Step 8 of the process.
• Payment must be made.
• If you want to pay the enrollment fee, click the “Make payment” button.
• You can choose the payment plan that fits your needs by clicking “Select.”.
• Click “Confirm” to finalize the payment after reviewing the payer’s information.
• Minnesota Department of Health will send you an email confirmation of payment after it receives your payment.
• Obtain approval by email.
• Approval of enrollments may take up to 30 days and is based on the order in which they are received.
• You will need to fill out a form in your account in the registry concerning the patient self-evaluation report.
• Upon completing the self-evaluation report, the cannabis patient center will be able to expedite your visit.
• If you are looking to purchase medical marijuana, you should visit a Cannabis Patient Center (CPC).
• Upon receiving your approval email, you can visit a Cannabis Patient Center (CPC) at your convenience. The CPC is a facility where family members, parents, and caregivers of patients who wish to obtain cannabis must visit in person. A pharmacist will examine your account and recommend a dosage and type of cannabis that is right for you. The cannabis patient center will accept payment at that time, and the payment will be made to them.
• You will need to fill out the form for patient self-evaluation.
• To receive more medical cannabis, you must log in to your account and complete your self-evaluation form before returning for more.
• The registry account has a separate tab where you can find this form.
• Before visiting a Cannabis Patient Center, you must complete this form.

Once you receive approval from the state, you will need to complete the self-evaluation form(s) and manage your Medical Cannabis Registry account.

What are the qualifying conditions and costs of a Medical Marijuana Card in Minnesota?

Medical Marijuana is only provided to patients who qualify for the conditions of the Medical Marijuana program. These includes:

• Chronic pain
• Glaucoma
• HIV
• Intractable pain
• Nausea
• Cancer
• Epilepsy
• PTSD
• Inflammatory diseases

The patients must also prove their residency in MN to get approved for a Medical Marijuana card along with these qualifying conditions. You can either show your driving license or State ID. Besides, the patients need to pay a fee of $199, which is annual.

What is the rule for selling and cultivating medication marijuana in Minnesota?

Minnesota has strict laws for selling and cultivating marijuana, and due to this, only two state manufacturers grow Medical Marijuana in MN. According to the state laws of MN, the manufacturer of Medical Marijuana need to ensure that a maximum 30-day supply is determined for the patients.

The pharmacist is connected to the Medical Marijuana centers and the list of patients. The health department of MN also allows edible Marijuana products such as gummies or chews. However, the products will be available in august 2022. This access is only for patients who are 21 years old and has already purchased dried cannabis flowers for smoking.