Get Your Ohio Medical Marijuana Card Online

To qualify for a medical marijuana card in Ohio, you must:

* be at least 18 years of age (minors must have a caregiver who is at least 21).

* have a qualifying condition

* be certified by a physician who is registered to recommend medical marijuana

* be an Ohio resident with proof of residency

Have other questions about whether you qualify? Browse common Ohio patient FAQs.

Qualifying conditions for medical marijuana in Ohio include but aren’t limited to:

* AIDS

* Alzheimer’s disease

* Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

* Cancer

* Chronic traumatic encephalopathy

* Crohn’s disease

* Epilepsy or other seizure disorders

* Fibromyalgia

* Glaucoma

* Hepatitis C

* Inflammatory bowel syndrome

As of February 2021, conditions such as arthritis, chronic migraines, and complex regional pain syndrome are covered under chronic or intractable pain.

View a full list of qualifying conditions in Ohio.

Most patients in Ohio qualify under existing conditions, but there is a process to add conditions that aren’t listed. The process is slow and takes roughly a year. To add a qualifying condition in Ohio, the patient must submit a petition to the Ohio State Medical Board. You can learn more about the process on the Ohio State Medical Board’s website.

Your physician must authorize the use of a caregiver in Ohio and link the caregiver to you in the state’s database if you need one. Your doctor is the only person who can complete this step. A patient can link up to two caregivers to their account, and no caregiver can serve more than two patients.

Once the physician enters the caregiver into the database, they will receive an email to complete the registration process. Caregivers must be approved by the State Board of Pharmacy, which can take up to seven business days

The caregiver application fee is $0.01.

Now that legal adult-use sales have begun, having an Ohio medical card still carries a range of benefits. Patients are exempt from the states 10% sales tax on recreational products. Patients also benefit from increased legal protections. Most importantly, patients receive proper medical guidance from their physicians, helping them to work cannabis into their health and wellness routine for maximum benefit.

The state of Ohio only charges a one cent registration fee for patients and caregivers. Patients are responsible for the cost of their medical cannabis evaluation, which can be completed with NuggMD with no risk to you, because you’re only billed if you’re approved for medical cannabis.

Ohio medical marijuana patients can purchase and possess up to a 90-day supply of cannabis at one time. However, only half of the prescription can be filled every 45 days. The specific limits for different cannabis products are:

* Cannabis Plant Material: Up to 9 ounces (10 ounces for terminal patients)

* Cannabis Topicals: Up to 26.55 grams of THC (29.5 grams for terminal patients)

* Edibles & Tinctures: Up to 9.9 grams of THC (11 grams for terminal patients)

* Vaporization Oils: Up to 53.1 grams of THC (59 grams for terminal patients)

Patients with a terminal illness are allowed higher limits.

Recreational consumers can purchase cannabis at recreational dispensaries. Medical marijuana patients in Ohio can purchase cannabis from any Ohio MMCP dispensary location.

Patients and recreational users can purchase oils, tinctures, capsules, plant material, edibles, lotions, creams, and transdermal patches.

Adults can now cultivate up to six cannabis plants at home. Households with up 2 or more adults can cultivate up to 12 plants.

Since marijuana is still federally illegal, insurers will not reimburse for the cost of medical marijuana products.

You can see a qualified practitioner for your Ohio medical evaluation in as little as 15 minutes. Once approved, your physician will upload your approval to the state’s database within 24 to 48 hours, and you’ll receive an email with instructions for how to complete your registration with the state. Once the state approves your registration, you’ll be able to print out your card and use it at a dispensary right away.

With NuggMD, you are ONLY charged for your evaluation if you are approved. We believe everyone deserves access to a qualified medical cannabis doctor, and the cost of an evaluation shouldn’t be a barrier.

You’ll only be charged if you’re approved for your medical marijuana certification. If not, your evaluation is free! If you sign up and pay for your evaluation, but then cancel before your evaluation, there is a small $10 fee for the payment processing. You can also change your mind after your evaluation if you wish and request a refund, but you must do so before your certification has been submitted to the state. Once you’ve been certified, a refund for services will no longer be available. Please send an email to support@nuggmd.com with the subject line “Refund Request” and a brief description of your issue. We want to make sure you’re 100% satisfied with your purchase being that you, the customer, are the most important thing to us! Once a refund has been initiated, please allow 3-5 business days for the funds to transfer back to the card you used for the transaction. A refund is no longer available more than 30 days after the date of your evaluation. If any issues arise, please feel free to reach back out for further assistance.

Yes! You can see any physician with an active Certificate to Recommend cannabis from Ohio’s State Medical Board. All NuggMD physicians are licensed in the state for which they provide medical marijuana evaluations and have received all state-required certifications and training.

Traveling across state lines with cannabis is illegal under federal law, even if you have an Ohio medical marijuana card. However, some states do recognize out-of-state medical marijuana cards through reciprocity agreements. Before traveling, it’s important to check the medical marijuana laws in your destination state to see if they accept out-of-state cards.

Yes, you can as of June 2021. Before this, patients were required to present a valid Ohio driver’s license or passport. Now, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy allows a driver’s license or ID from any other state or any of the following documents:

• *Birth certificate,
• *Consular report of birth abroad,
• *Certificate of naturalization,
• *Certificate of citizenship,
• *Permanent resident card,
• *I-797 Case Type of N-565

If you choose to use ID from another state, or one of the documents listed above, you’ll also need to provide two proofs of residency such as a W-2, paystubs, bill, deed, rental or mortgage statement. The list is extensive. To see the complete list of documents needed for an Ohio medical marijuana card, see this announcement from the State Board of Pharmacy.

Learn more about Ohio’s cannabis laws and regulations.