Get Your Minnesota Medical Marijuana Card

The significant price difference between medical and recreational cannabis in Minnesota makes a medical card a great option to save money. You could save almost $200 per month on cannabis costs!

Medical marijuana is cheaper than recreational cannabis in Minnesota. On average, an ounce of MMJ goes for $364, while recreational cannabis of the same amount goes for around $504. 

Additionally, medical marijuana is only subject to a 6% statewide sales tax. Recreational marijuana on the other hand has a 10% cannabis tax in addition to the 6% sales tax.

Let’s say you buy an ounce of cannabis per month. Recreational marijuana would cost $584.64 ($504 per ounce + $80.64 in taxes). Meanwhile, you would spend only $385.84 ($364 per ounce + $21.84 sales tax) for the same amount of medical marijuana. That means you could save $198 a month with your Minnesota medical card or $2,385.60 yearly!

Saving money is not the only reason to get a medical marijuana card in Minnesota. Below are other benefits of a Minnesota med card, even while recreational cannabis is legal:

• Currently, medical marijuana is more available than recreational cannabis in MN. Recreational sales should be more commonplace in 2025. 
• A Minnesota medical card lets you possess more cannabis than recreational users.
• There is no age restriction for medical marijuana. However, recreational users must be at least 21 years old.
• A med card guarantees the guidance of a healthcare professional, adding value to the medical cannabis treatment, an aspect not available with recreational use.

In order to get a medical card in Minnesota, you must first consult with a licensed MN cannabis doctor and get a recommendation for marijuana treatment. We make it easy to connect with a licensed marijuana doctor near you. Simply sign up at Quick Med Cards to gain access to kind, experienced, and professional medical marijuana doctors in Minnesota. All it takes is a few clicks for you to schedule your appointment with our MN marijuana doctor to get certified. If approved, you’ll receive a signed Physician Certification Form immediately after the appointment. You will need this form to complete your application for a medical marijuana card on the Minnesota DOH Portal.

You can read more about the Minnesota Medical Marijuana Program here.

The consultation with our certified medical marijuana doctor is quick and effortless. Beforehand, you need to fill out the information form, pick a convenient consultation time, and register an account with Quick Med Cards. Usually, the appointment takes 10 – 15 minutes, and if approved, you will get your marijuana certification through email and in your Quick Med Cards dashboard immediately afterward.

The price ranges from as low as $45.00 to a max of $149.00.The price of an appointment is based on the complexity of a patient’s case and the healthcare professional expertise and years of experience. The cost includes the consultation with a medical marijuana doctor in Minnesota as well as the official marijuana certification if you’re approved. With a marijuana certification, you can apply for the MN medical card through the Minnesota Medical Marijuana Program. Minnesota scrapped the enrollment fees for the medical marijuana card on July 1, 2023. 

To get a medical marijuana card in Minnesota, you need to be a resident and get an MMJ certification from a cannabis doctor licensed in the state. In Minnesota, a doctor can certify you for a qualifying condition from the list below or for any other illness not listed if they believe medical cannabis would benefit your health. Therefore, you can get an MN medical card for conditions like anxiety, depression, and difficulty sleeping, even if they are not on the list below.

• Alzheimer’s disease
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
• Autism spectrum disorder
• Cancer
• Chronic motor or vocal tic disorder
• Chronic pain
• Glaucoma
• HIV/AIDS
• Inflammatory bowel disease, including Crohn’s disease
• Intractable Pain
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Obsessive-compulsive disorder
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Seizures, including those characteristic of epilepsy
• Severe and persistent muscle spasms, including those synonymous with multiple sclerosis (MS)
• Sickle cell disease
• Terminal illness, with a probable life expectancy of less than one year
• Tourette syndrome

You can read more about the MN Medical Marijuana 2024 List of Conditions here.

Updated on . Medical content reviewed by Dr. Shatha Atiya

Your medical card will be valid for three years.

You must re-enroll in Minnesota’s Medical Cannabis Program every three years to continue participating. This means you must have your qualifying condition(s) recertified and complete a new application. You can start the renewal process 90 days before your enrollment expires.