Medical cannabis patients in Minnesota will see smokable cannabis flower in licensed retailers beginning next month, according to an announcement from state regulators.
Dispensaries will offer pre-packaged dried cannabis flower and pre-rolled joints in a variety of strains and cannabinoid potency levels.
It won’t be as easy as visiting a dispensary and picking out a favorite strain of bud, however.
“In preparation for the change, registered patients interested in smokable cannabis can make an appointment for a consultation with a medical cannabis dispensary pharmacist beginning Feb.
The Minnesota Department of Health expects the number of registered medical cannabis patients to double or even triple with the addition of smokable cannabis flower to the program.
The legislation passed last year was the most substantive change to Minnesota’s medical cannabis program since it launched in 2014.