The purest and unadulterated form of medical marijuana is the dried flower and beginning Tuesday, March 1, it will be legally available for sale in the state of Minnesota.
From Tuesday onwards, all patients who are registered for medical marijuana can apply to get the flower. Certain persons who had been previously screened got early possession of Minnesota's first legal bud.
In Minnesota state, more than 30,000 people are registered under the medical marijuana program and till now, only two dispensaries in the metro have secured permission to sell the marijuana flower. Chris Tholkes, Director, Office of medical cannabis with the health department, said, "The flower will provide a cheaper alternative to the already legal medical wax and topical applications of weed. The number one complaint we have heard from patients over the years is that the price point really. The flower is cheaper because it's not concentrated like wax pens."
Medical cannabis department officials said that patients, on average, spend around $300 a month on medical marijuana products. The introduction of the bud will bring down prices and in turn, encourage more people to use marijuana for their medical purposes. The beginning of the sale of medical buds in the state follows Governor Tim Walz's proposal to fund a committee, which would review the full recreational legalization of cannabis by year 2024. This was planned to be done by making use of some surplus funds, which are part of the upcoming budget discussions.
If the proposal sails through legislative discussions, it could bring in $25 million in funds for the formation of a Cannabis Management Office, which would work on a framework for state-wide recreational use, and grants to help people looking to enter the market.
But as of now, people in Minnesota who are dependent on medical marijuana have a new way of consuming weed.
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