January 12, 2023
In a January 11 opinion piece in the Minneapolis Star Tribune, MMA President Will Nicholson, MD, urges lawmakers to consider how legalizing cannabis will impact the health of Minnesotans.
“As physicians, we urge policymakers to be mindful of the harmful and difficult lessons learned with respect to alcohol and tobacco regulation,” Nicholson writes. “These lessons, combined with the best available, albeit insufficient, evidence on the health effects of cannabis must inform any future Minnesota policy.”
Nicholson then lists seven considerations that are taken from MMA policy on recreational cannabis. (The policy 530.999 can be found at the top of page 132 of the PDF.)
November 6, 2025
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced November 6 that it has submitted a comprehensive application to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for participation in the Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP).
November 6, 2025
A group of Allina Health physicians held a one-day strike to protest working conditions on November 5 at various Allina locations in Minnesota.
November 6, 2025
The MMA helped facilitate a panel discussion on firearm safety at NAMI-Minnesota's annual state conference on November 1 in St. Paul.