How to Become a Designated Caregiver in MN
- Real Deal
- Jun 11, 2024
- 3 min read
Updated: 20 hours ago
Sometimes patients need help administering their medical cannabis or picking up their medicine from a Medical Cannabis Dispensary. That’s when a caregiver can provide support, and this page aims to provide some key information about the Minnesota Medical Cannabis Caregiver Program.
When a patient is completing their online enrollment application, they can add the name and contact information for their spouse, parent or legal guardian to act as a Registered Designated Caregiver.
Minnesota's Medical Cannabis Program allows a patient's spouse, parent or legal guardian to act as a caregiver without having to go through a separate registration form.
To qualify as a designated caregiver, you must register with Minnesota’s Medical Cannabis Program. Caregivers must be at least 18 years old.
How to Register as a Designated Caregiver
Your patient must add you to their Medical Cannabis Registry profile. This will generate an email to you with instructions on completing your registration form.
BEFORE you complete the online portion of your registration, you will need your:
Government-issued photo ID, driver’s license or passport.
Mobile device to capture an image of your ID.
If you are your patient's spouse – proof of marriage.
If you are your patient's parent – a copy of the patient’s birth or adoption certificate.
If you are your patient's legal guardian – a copy of their legal guardianship papers.
You will be required to upload an electronic copy of your government-issued photo ID (state ID, driver’s license, or passport). The form will allow you to select a scanned copy of an image or use a photo of your ID you took with your mobile device.
NOTE: Background checks are no longer required for caregivers, effective July 2024.
Rules for Growing Cannabis at Home
If a patient directs their designated caregiver to cultivate cannabis plants on behalf of their household, the patient must notify the office that the patient has assigned their right to cultivate cannabis plants for adult use to their designated caregiver. The patient may revoke such assignment by notifying the office.
A caregiver may cultivate up to eight cannabis plants on behalf of one patient household at the caregiver's home, as long as it is the primary residence of someone 21 or older.
A caregiver shall not cultivate more than four, mature, flowering plants at a time for the patient.
All plants must be in an enclosed, locked space that is not open for public view.
NOTE: The information displayed on this page is reproduced from the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) website for the convenience of our users. Real Deal Med + Rec is not the author of this content and makes no claims about its accuracy or currency.
Please refer to the OCM website at the link below for the most up-to-date information.
Last Updated: June 11, 2024
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