Irrespective of whether you come from Minnesota or any other state where medical marijuana is legal, you must go through an online medical marijuana evaluation before getting a marijuana card. Some don’t know what to expect, but the fact is that the process is fast and simple, and you should be done in 30 minutes tops. Continue reading to know how the evaluation goes.
How to be Eligible for a Marijuana Consultation
To qualify for an online medical marijuana evaluation, you must have a medical need for marijuana. Eligibility conditions vary from state to state, but in Minnesota, you will be qualified if you have one of the following:
Epilepsy
Multiple sclerosis
Hydromyellia
HIV/Aids
Fibrous Dysplasia
Autism
Agitation of Alzheimer’s disease
Hepatitis C
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Anorexia nervosa
Arnold-Chiari malformation
Cachexia/wasting syndrome
Causalgia
Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy
Chronic pain
Crohn’s disease
CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome Type II)
Dystonia
Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Glaucoma
Cancer
Hydrocephalus
Interstitial cystitis
Irritable bowel syndrome
Lupus
Migraines
Multiple Sclerosis
Muscular Dystrophy
Myasthenia Gravis
Myoclonus
Nail-patella syndrome
Neuro-Bechet’s autoimmune disease
Neurofibromatosis
Neuropathy
Osteoarthritis
Parkinson’s disease
Polycystic kidney disease (PKD)
Post-Concussion Syndrome
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
Residual limb pain
Rheumatoid arthritis
Seizures (including the features of Epilepsy)
Severe fibromyalgia
Sjogren’s syndrome
Spinal cord injury
Spinocerebellar ataxia
Superior canal dehiscence syndrome
Syringomyelia
Tarlov cysts
Tourette syndrome
Traumatic brain injury
Ulcerative colitis
Some conditions may qualify you in certain states, but disqualify you elsewhere. For instance, you may be eligible for medical marijuana evaluation in some states if you have post-traumatic stress disorder. In contrast, in some states, it is not an eligibility condition. Check what works in the state where you reside, and when you are sure your condition qualifies, it is time to book an appointment with a doctor that offers medical marijuana evaluations.
How Does a Medical Cannabis Evaluation Work
After finding a doctor that offers am online medical marijuana evaluation, you will have to present every necessary document as instructed by the doctor. Those documents may include your government ID and your medical records showing the medications you are currently on. The doctor will perform every necessary test during the evaluation and then prescribe the best treatment. Also, you will get a signed certificate from the doctor.
Online Medical Cannabis Evaluation
In some states, office or physical medical marijuana consultation is not required, allowing the evaluation from the comfort of your home. You will go through the assessment via video session with the doctor. During the assessment, the doctor will ask you some questions about your condition and medical history.
If the doctor finds you eligible, you will get a pdf file of your certification. The doctor can also send the certificate through your email. Note that an online medical cannabis evaluation is not different from the physical one, just that you won't meet the physician in person. Online medical marijuana evaluations follow every federal medical rule and your medical information is safe and protected.
Access to Medical Marijuana After the Evaluation
Once you are done with the medical marijuana evaluation, the doctor is expected to give you a certificate with some recommendations concerning medical marijuana. Medical marijuana recommendations are the legal action the physician is expected to provide; however, no physician has the right or legal backing to prescribe marijuana to a patient.
Rules for Minors
If you are below 18, you don’t need to submit photos for background checking; however, you must use two doctors. The first doctor will carry out the evaluation and give you a certificate, while the other will review it. Also, the two physicians must appoint a caregiver for you.
You will get a special card that will spell out certain restrictions and an adult card when you clock 18. You can get the card immediately or wait till the normal renewal period. Note that your caregiver can only get medical cannabis-infused products from certified dispensaries; any medical cannabis from elsewhere is prohibited.
If the need arises, a parent or guardian can administer medical marijuana anywhere, such as in the school bus, classroom, etc., but the school district must authorize it, and both patients and guardians must have government IDs.
Why You Should Get a Minnesota Medical Marijuana Card
Access to registered pharmacies
You will get the appropriate marijuana products in a registered dispensary. Once you have a card, you can access a licensed Minnesota pharmacy to purchase safe and clearly labeled medical marijuana that has been critically tested for purity and potency.
Minnesota Department of Health and Human Resources gives full support to the consumption of medical marijuana to treat some of the qualifying conditions. The department supported this because medical marijuana has low or no side-effects assuming it is administered accurately.
With the medical marijuana card, you will be able to get cannabis from all the licensed dispensaries in any form and level of potency that you want.
Legal protection
A medical marijuana card is a means of identification to the law enforcement agencies that you are registered with the Minnesota Office of medical cannabis. The card gives you the legal right to purchase, possess, consume, and transport medical cannabis products.
Access to dispensaries in other states
When you get a medical marijuana card in Minnesota, it gives you access to every pharmacy in the state. In addition, you will get more value than you expected as you can use your card to purchase medical marijuana in other states, provided that the states have reciprocity laws.
Get Your Medical Marijuana Card in Minnesota!
Do you have a qualifying condition for a medical marijuana card in the State of Minnesota?
Have a chronic condition? You probably qualify! Do you feel like you may benefit from medical cannabis in general? You probably qualify!
Minnesota’s medical marijuana program is fully up and running, and we will begin seeing patients very soon! You should reserve your appointment as soon as possible to make sure you will not have to wait any longer for the relief you deserve.
Cannabis is a safe, natural medicine that has been used for thousands of years. Starting July 1st, medical marijuana will officially be legal in the State of Minnesota, so you should do what you can to prepare so you can have legal access to your medicine!
Reserve an evaluation online today with one of our compassionate doctors, and we’ll book an appointment for you just as soon as we’re cleared to. We will begin seeing patients in the near future, so make sure to reserve an evaluation right away!
You’ll meet with your doctor virtually, using your smartphone or computer for a telemedicine appointment. Together you’ll discuss your conditions, what medical marijuana might be able to do for you, and if you’re qualified to receive a Minnesota Marijuana Card, all without even leaving your home. You’ll even save $25 off the cost of the evaluation!
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