Hallberg's Picture of Health: Prescribing pot

Medical marijuana
Only smoke-free medical marijuana, sold as pills, oils or tinctures, will be available to qualifying patients.
Jennifer Simonson | MPR News

Minnesota's medical marijuana law is being implemented, and some say it's the most conservative in the country.

Patients can now be certified for medical marijuana prescriptions.

Dr. Jon Hallberg explains what afflictions might lead to such a prescription, and who, according to Minnesota's unique statute, is actually doing the prescribing.

Hint: It's not physicians.

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