Minnesota cannabis law
Key points
Legal status
Fully legal
Possession limits
Medical patients | 30-day supply |
Recreational users | 2 oz public, 2 lbs private 8 g concentrate, 800 mg THC edibles |
State taxes
Medical patients | 0% |
Recreational users | 10% sales tax, 6.875% general rate tax |
Cultivation
Medical patients | No specific cultivation rights |
Recreational users | Up to 8 plants with no more than 4 being mature |
Cultivation is legal



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Qualifying Conditions
- Age-related macular degeneration
- Alzheimer’s disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Autism
- Cancer/cachexia
- Chronic pain
- Chronic vocal or motor tic disorder
- Crohn’s disease
- Glaucoma
- HIV/AIDS
- Intractable pain
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder
- Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Seizures
- Severe and persistent muscle spasms
- Sickle cell disease
- Sleep apnea
- Terminal illness
- Tourette’s Syndrome
Patient Possession Limits
A 30 day supply of non-inhaled forms of cannabis, including herbal forms of cannabis. At this time, patients may purchase up to two and a half ounces of medical cannabis flower per 14 day period from licensed providers.
Home Cultivation
No
State-licensed Dispensaries
Yes
Caregivers
Yes
Estimated Number of Registered Patients
49,980
Source: Minnesota Department of Health, as of May 2024
Employment Protections for Qualifying Patients
Yes
Reciprocity
No