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Changes to ND Medical Marijuana Program
Changes to North Dakota's medical marijuana program aimed at expanding program access and product options for patients are set to go into effect Aug. 1.
The North Dakota Legislature passed a series of bills during the 2025 legislative session that changed the state's medical marijuana laws. The new changes will allow for low-dose THC (tetrahydrocannabinol) edibles to be sold at medical dispensaries. The application process will change to allow patients easier access to the program for a longer time before needing to renew their medical cannabis cards.
House Bill 1203 will allow THC edible products to be included in the state's medical marijuana program. The products must be hard or soft lozenges in a square shape that contain no more than 5 milligrams of THC per serving and no more than 50 milligrams in a package. Other food and beverages that contain THC will still not be allowed under the new law.
Jake Mittelsteadt, director of retail operations for Pure Dakota Health, a medical marijuana dispensary in Bismarck, said the new law allowing edible products to be sold to patients could be a gamechanger.
"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 said.
Medical dispensaries have been able to carry other oral products, such as tinctures or capsules, but edibles are what patients prefer, he said.
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