Minn. medical marijuana registration underway
BELLE PLAINE, Minn. – Monday was the day that Angie Traxler hopes will make a difference. It was the first day that qualified patients were able to register for medical marijuana. Actual sales of the drug will not begin until July 1.
Angie Traxler's daughter, Madelaine, 11, spends up to 90 percent of her time in a wheelchair. The fifth-grader suffers from Rett syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder that mainly strikes girls.
"She lost her ability to speak, or use her hands," said Traxler. "She has scoliosis, so she wears a back brace."
In order to be eligible for medicinal cannabis in Minnesota, a patient must be under treatment for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), cancer/cachexia, glaucoma, HIV/AIDS, seizures, severe and persistent muscle spasms, terminal illness or Turette's syndrome. He/she must also be a resident of Minnesota.
The drug is not to be smoked or eaten. It comes only in pill or...
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