Early Results of Office of Medical Cannabis Surveys

The Minnesota Medical Cannabis Program is unique from other state programs in its intention to learn from the experience of its participants. One element of information-gathering which contributes to this learning is survey administration to patients and their certifying health care practitioners in the program. These surveys are sent three months after the patient’s first medical cannabis purchase and capture information on the types and degree of benefit and negative effects the patient experiences as a result of medical cannabis treatment. An additional survey asks patients who have not purchased medical cannabis for two months whether they have discontinued treatment, and what their reasons for doing so may be.