| Wikimedia, family photo courtesy of Jessica Hauser. |
| Wyatt Hauser, 2, suffers from constant severe seizures. His parents plan to enroll him in Minnesota’s medical marijuana program once dispensaries open in July. |
The idea is to put pot in the pocket of every Minnesotan who is in pain. If all goes according to plan, the nation’s 22nd state to legalize medical marijuana will start distributing cannabis pills and liquids to thousands of patients by mid-summer.
On Monday the state Department of Health charged two labs located in Cottage Grove and Otsego with producing Minnesota’s entire supply of medical marijuana products. LeafLine Labs and Minnesota Medical Solutions are responsible for opening four distribution centers each by July 1. For a hookup, individuals need only a doctor’s recommendation to register with the state’s medical marijuana program.
It’s an exciting time for local medical weed refugees, Minnesotan families who formerly had to travel out of state in search of humanitarian cannabis treatments. It’s also a good sign — let’s face it — for the unapologetic 420 libertarians looking to get high, but the win this round is chiefly for the cancer survivors, the AIDS patients, and the kids suffering from constant seizures.
The Minneapolis City Pages has the full story.