HELP US SAVE MINNESOTA’S MEDICAL CANNABIS PROGRAM

We need the help/support/input of all our medical cannabis patients including their friends and family

Please take just two minutes to send a very short email (two sentences will do it) to: sen.melissa.wiklund@senate.mn in support of using tax monies from the sale of legalized cannabis to help SAVE MINNESOTA’S MEDICAL CANNABIS PROGRAM.

If you would REALLY like to help us, you are welcome to testify on behalf of the medical cannabis program at the hearing where this bill will be discussed.

February 21st at 1:00 p.m. in The Senate Building.
95 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55155

To get on the schedule to testify, please send an email to Jason Tarasek: jason@taraseklaw.com

SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON WHY YOUR SUPPORT TO FUND CANNABIS PHARMACISTS IS CRUCIAL FOR THE SURVIVAL OF THIS PROGRAM.

THE CONCERN:
On behalf of Minnesota medical-cannabis patients, we are concerned that the proposed adult-use marijuana legislation (HF100/SF73), as drafted, would cause the demise of Minnesota’s medical-cannabis program.

WHY?
Because the anticipated tax rate for adult-use marijuana is so low, we expect that many adults might simply choose to self-medicate, rather than seeking the expert advice of cannabis pharmacists, who tailor medicine to the needs of patients

Additionally, because only 21+ adults would be eligible to legally purchase adult-use marijuana, we are concerned that Minnesota children, who currently benefit from medical cannabis, would have nowhere to turn.

THE SOLUTION:
We propose a couple possible solutions:

  1. Dedicate a portion of the tax revenue from sales of adult-use products to the medical-cannabis program; and
  2. Incentivize license applicants seeking to serve the adult-use market to also serve medical-cannabis patients.

More:
Unless we take steps NOW to save the medical program, we are concerned that the program would cease to exist after Minnesota legalizes adult-use marijuana.

We have been meeting with other lobbyists, stakeholders and medical-cannabis patients to devise ways to save the medical program.

In the excitement surrounding efforts to legalize adult-use marijuana in Minnesota, we are hopeful that legislators will not forget about medical-cannabis patients.

Medical cannabis works. It helps Minnesotans manage a variety of ailments every day.

The wrinkle:
Because marijuana is still federally illegal, physicians may not prescribe marijuana. Rather, physicians certify that a patient has a covered condition and then refer the patient to a medical-cannabis dispensary for a meeting with a cannabis pharmacist, who then prescribes the medicine.

For more info:
Contact Dr. Jacob Mirman, Life Medical, P.A., 952-933-8900, jmirman@LifeMedical.us.

Dr. Mirman has been certifying patients for medical cannabis since 2015 and can attest to its superior results for a number of medical conditions.