'Intractable Pain' the next Step for Medical Cannabis
As the second year of medical cannabis in Minnesota begins on July 1, patients for the first time will be able to get certified to be treated with the drug for intractable pain.
A month later, certified patients will be able to start receiving medical marijuana from one of the state's two approved companies: LeafLine Labs and Minnesota Medical Solutions.
Interest already is being expressed.
"I've seen half a dozen patients in my practice already who have come to me wanting to know about the intractable pain," said Dr. Dave Thorson, who is part of a large family medical practice in the Twin Cities and is president of the Minnesota Medical Association.
The question is whether doctors will be willing to certify them.
"I'm not finding a lot of the chronic pain docs who are buying into this," Thorson said. "I think there are...
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