Medical Marijuana Now Approved For Pain Treatment in Minnesota

Minnesota adds pain to the list of qualifying conditions covered by medical marijuana. The move was made after strong public outcry for alternate means of addressing pain-related issues. More from Fox 9:

“The relative scarcity of firm evidence made this a difficult decision,” Health Commissioner Dr. Ed Ehlinger said. “However, given the strong medical focus of Minnesota’s medical cannabis program and the compelling testimony of hundreds of Minnesotans, it became clear that the right and compassionate choice was to add intractable pain to the program’s list of qualifying conditions. This gives new options for clinicians and new hope for suffering patients.”

Minnesota medical cannabis law defines intractable pain as a condition “in which the cause of the pain cannot be removed or otherwise treated with the consent of the patient and in which, in the generally accepted course of medical practice, no relief or cure of the cause of the pain is possible, or none has been found after reasonable efforts.”

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