New North Dakota Medical Cannabis Reforms Set to Take Effect Aug. 1  

Several reforms to North Dakota’s medical cannabis law are set to take
effect August 1, including the sale of low-dose THC edibles and extended
timeframes for the validity of medical cannabis cards, the North Dakota
Monitor reports.

Edibles now allowed under the medical cannabis program may contain no more
than 5 milligrams of THC and no more than 50 milligrams per package. The
products can be in the form of a lozenge or a square shape; other foods or
beverages are not allowed.

Jake Mittelsteadt, director of retail operations for Pure Dakota Health,
told the Monitor that allowing edibles could be a game changer for
patients.

“Since day one of this program, the amount of people that joined the
program, that come to the state, everybody, especially in the older
demographics, their priorities have always been gummies and edibles.” —
Mittelsteadt to the Monitor

Under the reforms, patients will also be able to qualify for the program
via telehalth rather than just using telehealth services to renew their
medical cannabis cards. Medical cannabis cards are also now valid for two
years instead of one.

According to the 2024 North Dakota medical marijuana annual report, more
than 10,000 medical cannabis patient cards were issued by the state last
year.