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.