Patients registered in Minnesota’s Medical Cannabis Program will be eligible to buy gummies and chews from the state’s medical cannabis dispensaries starting August 1st. Director of the Office of Medical Cannabis Chris Tholkes says “what gummies offer are in particular for folks who need more of an extended coverage of medication typically we would offer a tablet or a capsule to those folks and some people have difficulty swallowing for example and so a gummy or two is going to be better for them.” Tholkes says these state-approved medical cannabis gummies and chews differ from recently legalized hemp-derived edible cannabinoid products allowed under a new state law and adds “the product concept I guess is the same thing as being an edible category product–I guess what distinguishes the medical cannabis products is that our products are very precisely laboratory tested.” In preparation for the change, registered patients who are interested in gummy and chew products can make an appointment for a consultation with a medical cannabis dispensary pharmacist to get pre-approved.