Legislative Session Starts; MMA to Focus on 5 Major Issues
February 19, 2026
State lawmakers returned to St. Paul on February 17 for the second half of the 2025-2026 biennium.
IBS and OCD Added to List of Qualifying Conditions for Medical Cannabis
December 1, 2022
On November 30, the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) announced that it will add irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) to the list of qualifying medical conditions for participation in Minnesota’s Medical Cannabis Program.
The new qualifying conditions will take effect August 1, 2023.
No petitions for new delivery methods were considered this year. Petitions for gastroparesis and opioid use disorder were not approved.
As in past years, MDH conducted a formal petitioning process to solicit public input on potential qualifying medical conditions and delivery methods for medicine. Minnesotans submitted petitions in June and July. Following that, the process moved into a public comment period and a review panel. MDH staff prepared reports that summarized research pertaining to the use of medical cannabis for each proposed condition.
Click here to see the entire list of qualifying conditions.
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